breath of life
Example Sentences
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Despite the lack of business investment in the market after the war, Brixton was given a new breath of life with the arrival of HMS Windrush in 1948.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023
It was the last breath of life for Granada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
“It’s the breath of life, to show that their spirits go on,” she said in an interview.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
This description may sound a little dry, and indeed you shouldn’t read “A Fortnight in September” expecting anything particularly dramatic to happen, as nothing does — except, perhaps, the gentle breath of life itself.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
The lady on the song keeps sayin’ something about the breath of life, and that’s when Sneaky grins at me with this mischievous look on his face.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
