in a huff

Example Sentences

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“That’s easy for you to say,” he muttered in a huff.

From Literature

After a suit-and-tie celebration, which neither seems too celebratory about, Shane leaves his hotel room in a huff and escapes to the hotel gym for a late night stationary bike ride.

From Salon

Camille turns in a huff and stalks across the field toward a group of older teenagers.

From Literature

His Ray always seems to be hiding behind a motorcycle visor even when he’s not and when he deigns to speak, the words trail off in a huff of exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times

When Rachel asks the passenger to turn his phone down because it's distracting her, he calls her "the most miserable bus driver I have come across in my entire life" and gets off the bus in a huff.

From BBC