breath

Example Sentences

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"I got quite emotional about it, as you would, and my breath was taken away, really. I was just kind of in a state of pleasant shock," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Michelangelo’s David, and his unfinished work, took my breath away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Americans fearing an audit can take a breath.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She’s one of us, a fan of an onion bagel for breakfast, even if it makes her breath stink.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

She toiled painfully up the railless stairs, stopping often for breath.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom