blustered

Example Sentences

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From the moment he blustered his way onto the political stage, Donald Trump defied expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Johnson blustered on until Sunday night, when it became clear he couldn’t count on the party’s right wing for support.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022

It shows a violent blast of wind, and streaks of rain, beating a dun-colored landscape, as if a summer thunderstorm had missed its cue in June and blustered in six months later.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2020

“I’m sorry to have taken your phone, but there you go,” blustered Johnson.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2019

And when Wang Lung stammered and blustered, not understanding, “Well—and what—well and what—” his uncle opened his coat and showed him what was against its lining.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck