breath

Example Sentences

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"If my family don't force me to get married, I will wait. I will resist it until my very last breath."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

That deep, deep breath before every deep, deep home run is a way to stay centered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Maybe that’s the reason why people from a variety of cities, states and countries want to take a breath.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The “figures” here—square steel tubes that have been bent into ruffles and impossible-seeming joints—lean against supports, trying to catch their breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When she swam in the lake and tried to hold her breath, she felt the same kind of nervousness that she felt when she was supposed to have read her poem.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith