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
Meal two: Something easy, almost offhand This is your midweek exhale.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 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
On “Octane,” each unpredictable beat switch and layered sample can feel like a driver’s exhale after successfully turning a tight corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
When I exhale, my stomach starts to deflate like air being let out of a balloon.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
"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
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
When you whisk that nutty, toffee-adjacent warmth into the mix, especially alongside fruit and a streak of citrus zest, the entire batter exhales.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Werner exhales; Backer has chosen a boy far to Werner’s right, one of the few boys with black hair.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Once his win became official, Woodland looked to the sky, exhaled and pushed the brim of his cap down to cover his eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Patients with asthma, a comorbid disease that frequently occurs along with atopic dermatitis, showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, a measure of airway inflammation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 8, 2025
The manager turned off the vacuum, recoiled hoses and exhaled with relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
I exhaled a long, shaky breath and looked up at the wall.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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
She tried to calm herself by taking a deep breath and holding it for a moment before exhaling.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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