in a huff

idiom

: in an angry or annoyed state
They argued and she left in a huff.

Examples of in a huff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Leonsis is chugging forward on his plans to move out of Washington in a huff, even after Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) made a $500 million offer to keep the teams in the heart of D.C. at Capital One Arena. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 On one side were those who worried about A.I.’s dangers, like Mr. Musk, who left OpenAI in a huff in 2018. Karen Weise, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023 And when his mother (Marin Ireland) shows up for visiting hours one day and Rebecca inserts herself into the mix, Mrs. Polk leaves in a huff. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023 The officer wished me good luck with him and left in a huff. Sharon Ann Newman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for in a huff 

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“In a huff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20huff. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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