puff

Example Sentences

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Let me slide two identical batches of granola across the breakfast nook toward you—a cheeky little mix that smells like maple syrup, toasted almonds, and nutty puffed rice.

From Salon

Think crescent dough wrapped around ribbons of honey ham and Swiss, each ball bathed in a poppy-seed-studded glaze of butter, Dijon, Worcestershire, and a hint of brown sugar, then baked until puffed, golden, and gleaming.

From Salon

Describing the scene as the "wild west", Liverpool's Garnett describes fighting in rooms full of smoke while fans puffed on cigarettes.

From BBC

If my eye weren’t throbbing and puffing up and I weren’t so full of dread, the moment would be kind of funny.

From Literature

The process involves a special oven that chills the product, heats it, steals away its moisture and puffs it up.

From BBC