puff

Example Sentences

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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

As the 21-year-old got to her feet, puffing out her cheeks in disbelief and surrounded by all of her team-mates, there was a broad smile on her face.

From BBC