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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a puff of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small amount of something, often in a light or airy context, such as smoke or air.
Example: "She blew a puff of a cloud of smoke into the air, watching it dissipate."
Alternatives: "a wisp of" or "a breath of".
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Give him a puff of a joint and he's high.
Sir Ian took a puff of a Marlboro Light and smiled like a serene party host.
Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver is amusing himself by trying to take a puff of a cigar in his saddle.
Mr. Lee S. Crandall, Curator of the Zoo, said that gorillas, orangutangs, and gibbons well generally take a puff of a pipe or a cigarette when offered.
Lee S. Crandall, Curator of the Zoo, said that gorillas, orangutans and gibbons will generally take a puff of a pipe or a cigarette when offered.
Then the office handed it to a boy, who, bursting with energy from a puff of a Camel, had walked the remaining distance & delivered the message.
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Asked if the hearing loss had impeded his work, Mr. Hockney took a puff of an unfiltered cigarette and said: "I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer.
With a toe, a puff of wind Writes a word outside the world.
A puff of smoke.
Wednesday and in a puff of smoke a Louis Vuitton steam train, smartly painted, chugged onto the platform.
A soldier in a turret falls in a puff of smoke.
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