breath

Example Sentences

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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

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

It was an evening to inspire songs in praise of Indiana, of moonlight fair along the Wabash and the breath of new-mown hay from the fields and candlelight gleaming through sycamores.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck