in one breath
Example Sentences
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“Hi, can I ask you a quick question—what would you do if your boyfriend smelled like this?” he said in one breath, brandishing an open bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
"I woke my family up and we rushed down all 16 floors in one breath," said one man named Mr Qin by Chinese outlets.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023
Mr. Musk has had a complicated relationship with AI, saying in one breath that it could bring humanity into a golden era and another that it could destroy human civilization.
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023
She’s silly but also dead serious; she can be self-deprecating in one breath and thrillingly self-assured the next.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023
One step after another, one breath in, one breath out.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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