breathe
Example Sentences
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He rose heavily and was breathing hard as he attempted to mask the damage with bravado.
From BBC
Rotterdam, about an hour south, still has plenty of space to breathe.
A Ministry of Justice source said prisons were under strain and the exemption would provide "breathing space" to structure a programme to hire more officers from the UK.
From BBC
We trained the dragon and now we’re upset it learned to breathe fire.
From MarketWatch
The degenerative disease creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to enter the bloodstream.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.