sigh
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In Newport Beach, there was a sigh of relief as the high tide began to recede Sunday..
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Boeing investors breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after the FAA said the latest 737 MAX software issue wasn’t a safety concern.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Americans might breathe a sigh of relief with prices for gasoline down a bit from last week, but eventually they could pay a premium on the goods shipped to their homes or local grocery stores.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Homeowners and renters alike breathed a sigh of relief in June as inflation cooled to 3.5%,” said Rebecca Kaufman, associate director of commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
When she could speak, Mal gave a sigh that was as ancient as the forest.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
After finding a treat for his dog Lala, who occasionally makes an appearance on the Peacock competition series, he sits down in front of his computer and sighs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"We've been under sanctions for years," sighs an employee at one of two branches in Dubai.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
In their small living room, his mother sighs: "He still has nightmares at night, and I am getting weaker day by day."
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I'm only half sure that I mean it," she sighs as she calls it off.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The sky-ferry doors opened with sighs of steam.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The woman sighed, tapped her screen with a fingernail and said, “It’s right there.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Recently an honest woman who works for a top AI firm sighed in my presence when describing decision-making at this crucial moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Every day we have to sign a petition to save our country, save the nature, save the city,” she sighed as we sat down.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
"There's nothing we can do about it... We'll just have to put up with it for 10 days," he sighed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The gardener sighed and leaned on his spade.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
But they couldn’t do that, one doctor said apologetically, sighing deeply.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Unfortunately for Pep Guardiola's side, City's defensive display will have had those same rivals sighing with relief.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
“I’ve been laid off before,” Dave told me, sighing as he acknowledged that periods of looking for work are part of having a career.
From Slate ● May 20, 2025
When we broached the issue recently, she told me, sighing: “I suffer from CRS.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
The fountain pen remained unused on the table, while its owner, sighing, was forced to make do with a very tiny corner of the table, where she began rubbing beans.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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