sigh

Example Sentences

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"So we were all breathing a sigh of relief when it turned out to be just fine."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

"It looks like someone left it there, hopped off to whatever they were doing and never thought about the scooter again," he tells me with an exasperated sigh.

From BBC • 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

“It’s not fatal, but when it comes down to people’s careers, it is,” Mustaine says with a resigned sigh.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

A deep whooshing sort of sigh, like some important part of her is slipping out of her mouth and into the cold night air.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy