breather

Example Sentences

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The stock prices have taken a breather in the past couple of months because there is a fear of peak capex as software becomes increasingly tokenized, and as labor becomes tokenized.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Into that hole she and Ms. Andrade will plunge—after, naturally, a sauna—and begin Ms. Andrade’s training as an endurance swimmer and endurance breather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“Six months is not enough of a breather for people to deal with all the issues and decisions they have to make,” Michelson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"There's always a time and place for stern words and now we take a breather," Murphy said.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

While taking a breather, I saw I was making more progress than I thought I would.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls