heave a sigh of relief
Example Sentences
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Sierra Canyon High fans can heave a sigh of relief after the Southern Section included the Trailblazers among eight teams selected for the Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023
Not until the prime minister approves a candidate, and the outgoing general passes a bamboo baton to his successor, does the nation heave a sigh of relief.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022
It is too early yet to heave a sigh of relief.
From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2017
Will we heave a sigh of relief, or shriek in horror?
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2016
Altogether, I always heave a sigh of relief when the opposite bank is safely reached.
From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by Hume-Griffith, A.
