draw breath

Example Sentences

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Millennia later, the mechanical organs of the 16th century would use the force of flowing water to draw breath into their bellows.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

There was barely time to draw breath in the final 20 minutes, but Celtic were able to see out victory as they showed fantastic perseverance for the second time in a fortnight.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2022

The images showed how Floyd tried to use his shoulder muscles to draw breath, the doctor said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2021

Usually, they don’t think about all of their instincts—moving their flippers to swim, eating, diving to the bottom of the ocean, lifting their head up to draw breath.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2021

Struggling to draw breath into lungs that felt flattened, he blinked and realized that the gaudy glare was sunlight streaming through a canopy of leaves far above him.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling