- present participle of breathe.
breathing
Example Sentences
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That brings your monthly income to more than $6,000, which gives you more breathing room every month — but it also gives your children more leverage to hit you up for money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Law enforcement officials responded Saturday evening to a report of an unconscious man who was not breathing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Now, it feels like there’s a lot of breathing room.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Basic hypocrisy is the simplest answer; it comes as easily to some of us as breathing.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
“They’re going to keep her one more night for observation, but she’s breathing without oxygen now. We’ll go to the hospital after your mom drops us at home.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
