huff
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Skepticism predominated at the time, with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott fearing OpenAI might "storm off to Amazon in a huff."
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Never having to huff your own engine exhaust is even better—you just don’t notice how smelly gas cars can be until you’ve been out of one for a while.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
After a suit-and-tie celebration, which neither seems too celebratory about, Shane leaves his hotel room in a huff and escapes to the hotel gym for a late night stationary bike ride.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
“We’ve had this date for hundreds of years,” Trump says with a huff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
After while, Miss Leefolt huff and go out to the carport.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
“Everything cool is banned in the Soviet Union,” he huffs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
“If I’m the longest tenured sideline reporter ever, with well over 500 games,” she huffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
Indianapolis Colts: Jeff Saturday isn’t coming back, no matter how much owner Jim Irsay huffs and puffs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2023
She huffs like a toddler and sits back down next to me.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2021
Charlie huffs, and I can tell he’s getting irritated that he’s being misunderstood.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
“Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what’s already there,” Prince famously huffed to Billboard in 2013.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
United, missing injured forwards Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha, huffed and puffed but could not find an equaliser despite 25 shots on goal to Everton's three.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria — Standing in the dilapidated ATM hall of his bank, Maher Elias huffed a sigh equal parts exasperation and exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
Celtic huffed and puffed against Kazakh side Kairat Almaty, but they were unable to even come close to finding the back of the net in a blunt display.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
The boars huffed and stamped at the ground, swinging their freshly sharpened tusks.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Between every line of Ms. Haberman and Mr. Swan’s huffing disapproval of Mr. Trump’s reckless ignorance and impulsivity is their delight in having him as a subject, a ticket to the bestseller list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
On Reddit, one user criticised the staging, which they described as a man "huffing and puffing around an exam hall".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“What about the kids? What about me?” she says, huffing away in her avatar’s spandex skeleton costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Does he go with the biggest guy on the team in Aday Mara, a 7-foot-3 sophomore whose intense offseason training should prevent all the huffing he did as a freshman?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
She brought Mrs. Caruthers her oatmeal, and then her tea, huffing and puffing up and down the stairs.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
