winded

Example Sentences

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And surveying it too are Downing Street and the Treasury, who are bruised and winded after another one of those days.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Why does a brief jog leave some people winded while others seem to glide along with ease?

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

Mascalusco used to have an active lifestyle, but the damage to her lungs made it so she could barely go up and down the stairs of her Utah home without feeling winded.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Just walking up the slight hill from her horse barn to her front door can leave her winded.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

The winded boys didn’t have to waste any more breath communicating what came next.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles