sigh
Example Sentences
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Then, with a sigh: “I’m trying not to think about it. I love my house.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
I asked a minister what would happen if the so-called King of the North didn't win - their answer was best described as a painful sigh.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“It does not appear there has been a material escalation, and markets are breathing a sigh of relief,” said Bill Northey, senior investment director at U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
“I dunno,” I admit, and she breathes out an adult-sized sigh.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing sigh
"The Road Not Taken"
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"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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