puffed

Example Sentences

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For now, by mostly telling only the happy part of the story, earnings are left puffed up.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"We found huge variation: some galaxies are beginning to settle into ordered rotation, but most are still chaotic, with gas puffed up and moving in all directions."

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

Not too long after that, Keaton flew across the country to New York where several things happened in short succession that would have puffed up anyone else’s ego.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Frozen dinner rolls were closer, but they puffed into soft clouds that collapsed under filling.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

His hands were puffed up, and his neck was puffed out, and his cheeks were big, hard puffs.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder