wheeze

Example Sentences

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He makes bleak comedies about strivers with shiv-like gags that make you wheeze in pain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

But three days into a string of seven-hour rehearsals, her voice collapsed, the high notes so long her hallmark dissolving into a pitchy wheeze.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

"The findings provide a significant advance in our understanding of lung inflammation in children with wheeze and suppurative lung disease," she said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

The Lakers were 1-2 in consecutive games against Minnesota, Oklahoma City and Boston, closing out a rugged portion of the schedule with a wheeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2023

He tried to yell at her to stop the broom, but for some reason his lungs wouldn’t work, and he couldn’t get out more than a wheeze.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley