huffing and puffing

Example Sentences

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With mighty Yankee Aaron Judge huffing and puffing at the plate, a lone insistent chant emerged from a Dodger fan lurking in the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

United are huffing and puffing but unable to find a way past this organised City defence.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

"If you are huffing and puffing and unable to hold a conversation for some of that time you have hit the sweet spot."

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

Others discount the findings, interpreting them as huffing and puffing from students that they predict will still go wherever they get the most financial aid.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2023

I’m almost to my building, huffing and puffing, when Edna and Jamie approach me on the path.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina