breathing

Example Sentences

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But another side effect of the war could provide some breathing room: rising protectionism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

With COVID, people could get sick just by breathing in aerosolized viral particles floating around and pushed across an entire room by an air conditioning vent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

A post mortem examination found Lois died from a sudden and severe lack of oxygen to her vital organs, likely caused by breathing in her first stool, and the onset of bacterial infection.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

They may have then spread Andes virus to others through breathing shared air or other close contact in close quarters.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

That went on top of the cast-iron beast so that we didn’t die of breathing dry air.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows