puff

Example Sentences

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They are petards, locally called kaxxa spanjola, designed to make noise and a small puff of smoke without anything visible in the sky.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Perhaps he should puff out his chest and stop sharing the microphone with his OKC teammates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But The Hollywood Reporter describes the film as "pretty polished and as featherweight as a fawning magazine puff piece".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In my memory of this story’s telling—in our kitchen in Isfahan—the man finished his tale and popped another cream puff into his mouth.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri