pant
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While throwing, the chimpanzees pant hoot — a loud, long-distance communicative signal — and sometimes repeatedly hit their hands and feet on the tree in a behavior called buttress drumming.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The body piece with the flared pant legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Deftly styling a loud pant says you don’t need a remedial lesson in the ridiculous life here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
And next stop is the Old Firm game at Ibrox, which both clubs pant and wheeze towards.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
“I need Lily,” I pant in Emma’s ear.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
In 2013, he blamed a problem with see-through pants on customers’ bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
I remember being an assistant on sets and a client would not like the pants, and the stylist would push it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The crowd of money managers, economists and other finance types had made their annual pilgrimage to this fishing mecca in Maine’s wilderness, trading suits for T-shirts and cargo pants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
If you spill hot coffee on your pants on the way to work, an extra set of clothes could save you a trip to the store or back home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
He skids to a stop on the packed dirt and shouts, between pants, “He’s on the move!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
"I need to go back to the gym," he panted as the song ended.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
In exam rooms, elementary schoolers panted from fungal pneumonia, terrified by their breathlessness.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025
Organizers distributed water and goodie bags with treats, as canine participants panted in the shade, their tongues hanging out.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
“There was this one time when he went to prepare the paca” — she stuck her tongue out and panted — “and it was so hot!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
“Bin in the forest all day!” he panted.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
And that Abah had come looking for her, red-faced and panting.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It said heatstroke was a "silent killer" and signs included heavy panting, drooling, vomiting, or uncoordinated movement.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
They sit toe to toe on the gym floor, and Ilya offers a red-faced, panting Shane his water bottle.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
Luna, who started weight pulling in 2021, worked without panting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The baying of the hounds grew louder, and the wolves ran faster still, panting hard to keep up with the swift and long-legged bird.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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