Examples of in a huff in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Some customers, learning about their system, have left in a huff.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Fans felt cheated and many left the event in a huff.
—Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
Kim asked, and Usman continued talking while Kim left in a huff.
—Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022
In the real world, someone like Eileen — who’s hoisted herself on her own petard — would more likely leave her old job in a huff and start up a newsletter and write disingenuously about her nonexistent cancellation.
—Nina Metz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2022
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
Some customers, learning about their system, have left in a huff.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Fans felt cheated and many left the event in a huff.
—Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
Kim asked, and Usman continued talking while Kim left in a huff.
—Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022
In the real world, someone like Eileen — who’s hoisted herself on her own petard — would more likely leave her old job in a huff and start up a newsletter and write disingenuously about her nonexistent cancellation.
—Nina Metz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2022
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“In a huff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20huff. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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