sigh

Example Sentences

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She says he's inquisitive about "what the big milestones are, what the risky parts are, when he can sigh a sigh of relief, when he needs to be glued to the TV".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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

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

Inspecting his feather tips, he let out a contented sigh.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el