in one breath
Example Sentences
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All in one breath, all in one month.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
“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
He can hold forth on the history of Brooklyn political bosses in one breath and in the next recount a showdown with an Oregon religious sect.
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2021
Helmuth finishes the song quickly in one breath and then snaps off a smart salute.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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