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Example sentences for "huff"

Lexicographically close words:
huel; hueless; huere; huertas; hues; huffed; huffing; huffs; huffy; hug
  1. Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in.

  2. Then the wolf showed his teeth and said: "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in.

  3. At last he was so out of breath that he couldn't huff and he couldn't puff any more.

  4. Then the wolf showed his teeth and said: "Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!

  5. Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!

  6. The Lord forgive me; but I believe I shall huff her next time she comes in.

  7. Even Fatima Begum, the late King's first wife, who, losing her premier position through childlessness had retreated in a huff to a separate establishment, joined in the chorus of wailing.

  8. As for Ayesha Begum she had long since retired in a huff to her own relations, making as her excuse the plea of grief for the death of the little Glory of Womanhood.

  9. Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in!

  10. When he had done speaking, he flew into a huff and went off to sleep.

  11. But you shouldn't get into a huff with me!

  12. Pard Huff (Pard was layin' next to me) yelled out.

  13. A BLAZE ON PARD HUFF "And I 'm free to say that the grand results of my explorations show That somehow paint gets redder the farther out West I go!

  14. Well, I tell you, that Pard Huff was sure mad when he found out we-all had been running a blaze on him!

  15. And they did n't find out it was all nothin' but a blaze on Pard Huff till after they 'd come back.

  16. French Government took huff at their not recognizing at once.

  17. I began to think they had taken huff and did not mean to come at all, as I had taken no notice of Astell's letter.

  18. The Duke of Cumberland has resigned the Blues in a huff because they are placed under the Commander-in-Chief.

  19. So big you look, though claret you retrench, That, armed with bottled ale, you huff the French.

  20. It happened, however, that Jane Huff came in just then with a quantity of hot short-cake for tea, and seeing the basket, she very kindly took the business of sprinkling and folding upon herself.

  21. And just now, only think of it, while I was standing talking to Miss Jane Huff downstairs, her brother caught me and kissed me before I knew what he was going to do.

  22. Jane Huff and her brother also took kind notice of her; and Ellen began to think the world was full of nice people.

  23. The wolf-wind would stop for whole minutes, gather his great lungs full of air and then without warning would "huff and puff" his hardest.

  24. And Miss Huff had also a little grand-niece, Dorothy Evans, whose mother had passed away, and Miss Huff bein' next of kin had took into her family to take care of.

  25. But jest then Billy Huff happened to pass by and stopped and asked what wuz the matter.

  26. Blandina and Miss Huff went half a day, and in the afternoon Blandina went to a big department store in the city to git some thinner underwear, and I got awful skairt about her.

  27. Miss Huff gin her the most minute directions about where it wuz and what car to take, it wuzn't a great ways off, and she ort to got back at four o'clock anyway.

  28. That night whilst I wuz restin' a little in my room after supper, Josiah havin' stayed down in the parlor a spell talkin' to granpa Huff and Billy, Blandina come into my room.

  29. The next mornin' grandpa Huff said to the breakfast table that he did wish he had someone to read to him that day, everybody wuz goin' to the Fair and he wuz goin' to be left alone.

  30. We found Miss Huff settled in a pleasant street in a good comfortable home, not so very fur away from the Fair ground.

  31. Grandpa Huff always carried papers in his hat, and she copied him.

  32. Josiah stayed down in the parlor talkin' to Grandpa Huff and Billy, and Molly come up in my room agin and sot with me, whilst twilight let down her soft gray mantilly round us and pinned it to the earth with silver stars (metafor).

  33. Dotie became her willin' adorer and Miss Huff couldn't do enough for her.

  34. The hull family loved and petted her from Miss Huff and her old father down to Billy, who alternately petted and teased her.

  35. I know how he wins cook's favour too well, and I fancy I know how I have offended her; for since the day I saw the basket, she has done nothing but huff me.

  36. Is there any truth, then, my lord, in the report that is going about this hour past, that you have gone in a huff and given your promise there to that sneaking Wheeler to vote for him now?


  37. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "huff" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    aggrandize; aggravate; amplify; anger; annoy; arouse; augment; blast; bloat; blow; bludgeon; bluster; breathe; breeze; brew; bristle; broaden; browbeat; build; bulk; bully; chafe; cough; cow; crescendo; demoralize; develop; dilate; distend; dragoon; embitter; enlarge; exasperate; exhale; exhaust; expand; expel; expire; extend; ferment; freshen; fret; fume; gasp; gather; gulp; hack; harass; heave; hiccup; hike; huff; incense; increase; inflame; inflate; inhale; inspire; intimidate; irritate; magnify; nettle; offense; pant; pet; pique; provoke; puff; pump; rage; raise; rankle; rant; rarefy; resentment; respire; rile; ruffle; sigh; sneeze; sniff; sniffle; snore; snort; snuff; snuffle; squall; stew; storm; swell; terrorize; threaten; tiff; umbrage; vex; waft; wheeze; whiff; widen