How to Use puffy in a Sentence

puffy

adjective

• Its shape takes the form of a small, puffy clump of glass and has between 20% and 40% of the mass of the sun.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2022
• Now’s the time to add a cardigan, jeans, or puffy coat to your cart.
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 11 Sep. 2023
• Till then, the sky puts on a fine fall show: big clouds, puffy clouds.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
• The tablet comes with a puffy foam case in yellow, pink, and blue.
  — Wired, 7 Nov. 2019
• There is no yeast, for this is not a puffy, doughy sticky bun.
  — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
• Through tonight: Any puffy clouds of the day dissipate with the loss of the sun’s warmth.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
• To me, these booties are like a puffy jacket for your feet.
  — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
• The naan bread came hot, charred, puffy and of the perfect chewiness.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The flatbread is light and puffy, with crisp, tiny bubbles around the edges.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
• Just bright sun, scattered puffy clouds and a whole lot of green.
  — Star Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021
• Time to break out your puffy coat and your ice scraper.
  — Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
• The image of her in the puffy dress with the 25-foot train became indelible.
  — Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
• Kathy sat up in bed, looking pale, with blue lips and a puffy face.
  — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2020
• From the front, the sequined dress featured puffy long sleeves and a mermaid-like skirt that went all the way to the floor.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Apr. 2023
• The dough should double in size and look puffy with a few air bubbles.
  — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• The toy features a bright pink dress with puffy sleeves and green snakeskin boots.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• My eyes were puffy and red; my nose looked bruised, the skin around the nostrils dry and scaly from the tissues.
  — Yaa Gyasi, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2020
• When the tortellini float to the top and look puffy and pillowy, they’re fully cooked.
  — Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
• Emhoff wore a blue and white frock, with puffy long sleeves paired with a blue bag and glasses.
  — Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• One of the women had red hair, and the other was wearing a black puffy coat.
  — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2021
• Meanwhile, the girls match in three white dresses with puffy cape sleeves.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2023
• Clad in puffy jackets and headlamps, the two spiked their way up the snowy peak the night before.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
• The pink and red design featured a thigh-high slit and puffy off-the-shoulder sleeves.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Sep. 2019
• Her daughter stood beside her, in a puffy coat and a wool hat.
  — The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2022
• Tad Prescott wrote, along with a tweet of Dak Prescott smiling through red, puffy eyes.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2020
• Under that big, puffy coat, there is a pair of mirrors for all of us.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the meatball is cooked through and the popover is puffy.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2021
• His eyes shrank to crescents between his puffy brow and cheeks.
  — Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
• My face was raw and dotted with pinpricks of red, my eyes glassy and puffy.
  — Jillian Dunham, Longreads, 28 Jan. 2020
• The puffy nylon tightens around the ankle, and the shearling lining and padded insole are like a hug for your foot.
  — Melissa Epifano, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025