breathing
Example Sentences
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"We want to understand how we got here. How did our own Milky Way form, and how did we end up breathing the oxygen that we're breathing right now?"
From Science Daily
After the couple were sentenced, Merseyside Police released the 999 call in which an operator can be heard stating: "Ambulance Service, is the patient breathing?"
From BBC
It was a perfect role for the “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” alum, to whom dry humor comes as naturally as breathing.
From Los Angeles Times
This area, called the lateral parafacial region, is located in the brainstem, the oldest part of the brain responsible for automatic functions like breathing, digestion, and heart rate.
From Science Daily
She lacks a protein vital for muscle development which affects everything from walking to swallowing and breathing.
From BBC
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