second wind
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t until a pair of older women chuckled as they blew past me that I found my second wind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Healthcare stocks have found a second wind, with momentum building across biotech and pharmaceuticals.
From Barron's • Oct. 1, 2025
Russ finds a second wind when he tries out for a college football team as a walk-on quarterback, wearing heavy prosthetics and acting under the guise of a fabricated identity: Chad Powers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
Maron plays Mitts, the former caddy and current grifting partner to Wilson’s old pro Pryce Cahill, a washed-up golf pro who finds a late-in-life second wind by discovering a young prodigy.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
He had stopped and had a light snack, gained his second wind and pressed forward, taking care not to create too much noise lest he disturb any predators.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
