Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of puffy
Gales of laughter, bantering and affectionate hugs streamed through the morning as these friends transformed their sleepy bed heads and puffy morning eyes into fashion model coifs and shiny faces.
—
Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
The pink garment, designed like a nightgown, was adorned with a monstrous bow and a puffy hemline, reminiscent of a comforter tucked under a mattress.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The sight of the puffy, foot-tall toilet seat in our home was too much for me, a spectre of death no less chilling than the Grim Reaper himself.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Under a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds, J Ryan Trembley, a horticulturist at Lawrence Parks and Recreation, picked the plump, ripe blackberries.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for puffy
Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
The pink garment, designed like a nightgown, was adorned with a monstrous bow and a puffy hemline, reminiscent of a comforter tucked under a mattress.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The sight of the puffy, foot-tall toilet seat in our home was too much for me, a spectre of death no less chilling than the Grim Reaper himself.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Under a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds, J Ryan Trembley, a horticulturist at Lawrence Parks and Recreation, picked the plump, ripe blackberries.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for puffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
Adjective
-
While fluffy pillows and supportive mattresses are mainstays, linens should be swapped when the seasons change.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
9 July 2025
-
Plus, shop a beachy Yankee Candle to freshen up your home and fluffy bath towels, like these luxurious ones, to transform your bathroom into a five-star spa.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
Adjective
-
In the center of all those pointy twigs will be a cup shape of soft and downy materials that will cradle the eggs and the new babies.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
-
Two tall sandhill crane parents strutted through the marsh, their downy red colt toddling behind them.—
Anne Readel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
Adjective
-
The Saja Boys are memorable creations of their own, an over-the-top collection of shaggy haircuts, dewy faces, and bright streetwear that instantly invokes the heartthrobs of BTS or Stray Kids.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
-
The researchers found that climate shifts that underwrote the spread of grasslands allowed big sloths to arise, the shaggy mammals then altering those habitats to maintain open spaces best suited to big bodies capable of moving long distances.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
-
One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
-
But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Puffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share