puff

Example Sentences

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Minutes later, she spotted the telltale puff of water ahead, not far from Alcatraz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Anyone with a slightly discerning eye can see this is a puff piece, a two-hour-long greatest hits CD.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

“Sometimes you feel like to be powerful you want to puff up and be louder,” McEwen says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

A puff of smoke near the gun is visible after each shot.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

A puff of dust emerged with it, for it had been years since Clare had sought its guidance.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman