breath

Example Sentences

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Tests revealed the cancer had grown back "aggressively", leaving Ethan struggling to breath due to fluid build-up on his lungs.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Michelangelo’s David, and his unfinished work, took my breath away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Americans fearing an audit can take a breath.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He felt Wolf’s breath on his face; then the downy brush of the cub’s whiskers on his eyelids, and the needle-fine grooming-nibbles on his cheeks and throat.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver