huff
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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
“Blocked by a dog in a dress!” she said with a huff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
After while, Miss Leefolt huff and go out to the carport.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
"They're already giving me the hump," he huffs.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Since when was getting older an honor?” she huffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 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
“Everything cool is banned in the Soviet Union,” he huffs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Then she huffs and stomps away from us.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
“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
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
When me and Jay got up on Saturday, we shoveled hot Cream of Rice cereal into our mouths, then huffed and puffed to cool it down as the steaming grain burned our tongues.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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
The care support worker showed them the scene through his camera with Edwards "huffing and puffing" on the other end of the phone while getting into position following a five-minute uphill bike push.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Inevitably, amid the weekly huffing and puffing, you share stories and life updates with a trainer, who oftentimes becomes a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
It’s not unusual to see participants sweating and huffing, their limbs trembling, at the end of a set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
She thought she missed, though, ’cause she stood there huffing and puffing and patoohing at the match even after it went out.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
