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

"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

Was Emily’s shortsighted severity only cruelty—or was there, beneath her breath, an amusingly admirable level of passion?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Americans fearing an audit can take a breath.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Almost with a single breath we said, “Willem.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom