lungs

Example Sentences

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A lot of this stuff is very physical that they have me do, and it was me screaming all night, at the top of my lungs.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Coal took the hills, the streams, the air and young men’s lungs.

From Salon

"Basically, he had a hole in his diaphragm which meant some of his organs had risen to his chest cavity, and they were pressing against his lungs so his lungs couldn't develop properly," Maddie said.

From BBC

That means when they are breathed in, they won’t go too deep into the lungs — not like the particulate matter we inhale during sunny, dry days.

From Los Angeles Times