cream puff
noun
1
: a round shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream or a cream filling
2
: an ineffectual person
3
: something trifling, inconsiderable, or easily dealt with
4
: a usually used motor vehicle that is in especially good condition
Examples of cream puff in a Sentence
We'll never win with a bunch of cream puffs on our team!
everyone thinks tonight's game will be a cream puff, and so it hasn't generated a lot of interest
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Located just steps from Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine, Tablespoon Cooking Co. has classes available to sign up for online that cater to a variety of dishes, from tacos and margaritas to eclairs and cream puffs.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Head up here on a Sunday for their tea service, which includes tasty bites like anchovy toast with Calabrian chili and parsley, housemade vanilla cream puffs, mini honey butter scones, and Himalayan black tea from In Pursuit of Tea.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
For the final course, guests can taste cream puffs, sorbet and other desserts.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 June 2025
Indulge in Sanders’ iconic treats, including its traditional chocolate sauces, cookies, cakes and, of course, ice cream for those famous cream puffs.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Head up here on a Sunday for their tea service, which includes tasty bites like anchovy toast with Calabrian chili and parsley, housemade vanilla cream puffs, mini honey butter scones, and Himalayan black tea from In Pursuit of Tea.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
For the final course, guests can taste cream puffs, sorbet and other desserts.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 June 2025
Indulge in Sanders’ iconic treats, including its traditional chocolate sauces, cookies, cakes and, of course, ice cream for those famous cream puffs.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for cream puff
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“Cream puff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20puff. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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