breathe

Example Sentences

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Traders will breathe easier as the Iran conflict looks to be nearing an end.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

We live and breathe stories: We concoct them; we relate them; we react to them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The results may also have implications for human health, as they underscore how microplastics travel globally through the atmosphere and may be present in the air we breathe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The same year, Harry Styles paused during a performance in Colombia because fans in the front row were telling him: "We can't breathe."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

She rushed to me and crushed me against her, which might have felt comforting if I could breathe.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff