breath of fresh air

Example Sentences

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“Having something where you can sit down and be intellectual in a world that is increasingly anti-intellectual is a breath of fresh air,” Kolts said.

From Los Angeles Times

I was supposed to head downstairs for a reception with Congresswoman Pelosi and a delegation of California Democrats, but I needed a breath of fresh air.

From Los Angeles Times

If any one of them was still back at the farm, filling his or her lungs with deep breaths of fresh air, then I wouldn’t have to be standing here right now.

From Literature

“It was a breath of fresh air,” Morris said.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Stokes and McCullum took over, their attitude was a breath of fresh air.

From BBC