exhale
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They lure mosquitoes with carbon dioxide—all vertebrates release the gas with each exhale, so to mosquitoes, it usually signals a meal.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Friedman, however, wasn’t ready to exhale until he got final word from the Tigers during the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Bright, airy and modern, it feels designed to help guests exhale the moment they walk through the door.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her children sometimes struggle with anxiety at bedtime, and Judd has taught them to breathe using a shorter in-breath and a longer exhale to help calm them.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
With a loud exhale, Bongo flew to the ground.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
"Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
When it’s over, Parillo, whose nom de guerre in the competition is Velvet Milkman, exhales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
With her handwritten lyrics on a stand before her, she drops her head and exhales heavily as she cries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Her husband Yitzhak, tense throughout, finally exhales, then explains that the couple will wait a week before choosing a name.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
After a few inhales through the nose and exhales through the mouth, Penelope felt that her wits were, if not directly about her, at least within arm’s reach.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
The technology pulls the driver's exhaled breath into sensors located in the driver's side door or in the dashboard and steering column, as the driver breathes normally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Scientists flew drones equipped with special kit through the exhaled droplets, or "blows", made when the giants come up to breathe through their blowholes.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Patients with asthma showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, indicating reduced airway inflammation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 8, 2025
By following how quickly these isotopes left the body through urine, the scientists were able to determine how much carbon dioxide the athletes exhaled and, in turn, estimate total calorie expenditure.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
Miig put his hands on his skinny hips and sighed, shaking his head down as he exhaled.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
If you think no price is too high for reduced emissions, stop exhaling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
By late afternoon, most test-takers walk out of school gates, exhaling with relief and embracing the family members waiting outside.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Each spoonful delivers a deep, full inhale as we tip it to our lips, then we hold our breath as we swallow before finally exhaling at the end.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
This is his cue to begin exhaling, mindful that the amount of air in his lungs will affect the degree to which his body curls and the force he imparts on the snap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
I looked Coach in his eye and shook my head before exhaling a heavy, guilty breath.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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