sigh

Example Sentences

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Helera noted with a sigh that he had yet to reach the "boundary" after nearly 11 hours on the road.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The sigh of relief was like a million angel breaths.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“It’s the visuals of those raids,” Hernandez acknowledged with a sigh.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Late Thursday night, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial with a headline that read like a prescient sigh of relief: “The Embarrassing Truth About Tariffs.”

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

“You graduated months ago,” she said with a sigh.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny