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A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi's winner.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

His Ray always seems to be hiding behind a motorcycle visor even when he’s not and when he deigns to speak, the words trail off in a huff of exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

Alex lets out a frustrated huff that tells me how useless I am.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

"They're already giving me the hump," he huffs.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The morning included wide-eyed surprise and huffs from both parties, prompting a back and forth of retorts and accusations over three hours of discussion.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

“Maybe if you’d done your job, we wouldn’t need to live in a dome,” Ray huffs to his petulant, anti-intellectual roommate.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

She huffs like a toddler and sits back down next to me.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2021

And with that, Daddy huffs and walks to his bedroom, slams the door, and chains up the locks on the other side.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

“I don’t understand why they’re still employed,” he once huffed to Joe Rogan.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 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

“Yes, the company has agreed in principle to settle the lawsuit, and as reported, it does not include an apology,” Cheeks huffed to the investors, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025

With head coach Andy Farrell deep in British and Irish Lions prep, his assistant Simon Easterby has stepped up to lead a team who huffed and puffed their way through November.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

Ma huffed, dragging my suitcase in the house.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

He ends many days with a workout, huffing and puffing in the office gym in the lobby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

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

Despite their far-from-ideal preparations, there was no huffing and puffing from Andreatta and her players.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

“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

Jinny was halfway up the path, striding fast, before she realized that Ben was behind her, huffing to keep up.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder