breath

Example Sentences

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Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Hugh said the diagnosis was "quite a shock", adding: "I really didn't expect that because I had no pain, just a little bit short of breath if I was doing heavy exercise."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

His poems can seem like black crystals; hold them to the light and they glint with ash, Scripture, lovers’ voices and breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Americans fearing an audit can take a breath.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Father stands behind me, his breath ragged, heaving like he might explode.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes