breathing

Example Sentences

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Too much Botox and I’d have trouble breathing.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

"The dust was extremely bad," Khadijah, who has been to the festival three times, says, "and we were sleeping in bandanas so we weren't breathing the dust in."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

And it’s a living, breathing reminder of a tenant that’s been a part of Halsey’s work from the jump: An architectural monument only becomes truly meaningful when people can see a space for themselves there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Qiaolian said she came close to me to make sure I was still breathing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

I was a child of fourteen, while he and Willem were already university men, sprouting straggly beards and breathing out cigar smoke with their conversation.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom