panting

Example Sentences

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His breathing was heavy and he was panting, she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Elaine Yule, 38, and Kim Postlethwaite, 39, were panting as they got to the top of the steps.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

Luna, who started weight pulling in 2021, worked without panting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

We stood against the chain-link fence in front of the dead man’s neighbor’s house watching the gargantuan canine panting and licking his chops and whining inside the car.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall