breathless

Example Sentences

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Each crisis produced its share of breathless predictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

When it’s all said and done, and the headphones have lost their charge, there’s nothing more for “Undertone” to do, no ace in the hole final punch to leave viewers breathless.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

One of the first patients taking part in the trial is 83-year-old Peter Littlefield from Portsmouth, who was diagnosed after getting breathless and developing a cough.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Mays said he got giddy and breathless when he first stepped into his costume.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

On the radio, the breathless British voice said it was quite extraordinary that a second coup had occurred only six months after the first.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie