Sentence examples for a bit of a puff from inspiring English sources

As often as he was acknowledged as one of the most talented soccer players America has ever produced, historically he was also perceived as being soft, petulant, churlish, a bit of a puff pastry.

It's a bit of a huff and puff to the top.

Look out, particularly, for the American breakfast muffins (the oatmeal and maple syrup one, studded with raisins and pecans, is a bit of a revelation), as are the excellent open puff pastry flats topped with, say, ricotta and spinach.

This is a bit of a version of a feuillette, but using thin meringue instead of puff pastry.

A bit of a jerk".

A bit of a worrier.

A bit of a tourist.

A bit of a perfectionist.

A bit of an understatement.

"I could start to pick up a little bit of a puff behind a ridge," he recalled.

Britain's recovery has lost a bit of puff, but strong employment growth suggests that expansion will continue.