breathe life into
Example Sentences
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The artificial intelligence-led boom in U.S. productivity is making it harder for the Federal Reserve to breathe life into a languishing labor market.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
“This lawsuit arises in an era when money too often eclipses meaning and the pursuit of profit threatens to erase the very traditions that breathe life into institutions,” the filing reads.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
To make the lines stand out, the nanny breathes on the glass, suggesting her love has helped to breathe life into the girl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Captain Harry Brook hit a superb first one-day international century as England beat Australia in the third match to breathe life into their new era of white-ball cricket.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
The voices and the laughter and the music breathe life into the sullen walls.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.