exhale

Example Sentences

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For many Americans, retirement is supposed to be a financial exhale.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

“My goal right now is to just exhale; recover, kind of get myself together. I’ve been sprinting hard for many, many years and it will be nice to kind of recharge,” Bostic said.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The phrenic nerves contract and expand the diaphragm, which allows the lungs to inhale and exhale.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

If you’re holding your breath awaiting the end of the compact-disc era, don’t exhale quite yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

I exhale a breath I feel like I’ve been holding since I got here two weeks ago.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott