breathless
Example Sentences
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England won a breathless fourth Test in Melbourne on Saturday by four wickets inside two days for their first Ashes match win in Australia since the 2010/11 series.
From Barron's
Though the title jams everybody together in one breathless, unpunctuated rush, this is very much a movie about distance within families; an ellipsis between each word might have been apt.
The situation underscores a broader truth about modern wealth: For all the breathless rankings and headline valuations, the finances of the superrich are often opaque.
Nobody wants to see a repeat of 2012, when the failure to reach a deal led to replacement officials and breathless complaints.
The audience was breathless not only with excitement but with phone activity recording the encounter for digital posterity.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
