breathing

Example Sentences

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"It's a real problem for the elderly. You have to wear a mask the entire time you're breathing this air," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

During the process, the insertion of a breathing tube damaged his vocal cords, leaving him questioning whether he would ever be able to sing again, he told The Times in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The father responded: "Yeah, it just stopped breathing, no reaction at all."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Her neighbour, 45-year-old Munni Bai, who has asthma, had switched to using an electric cooker as well as biogas from cow dung, to help her breathing.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

She did as her parents had instructed: she stayed in the cellar under the floorboards, still, mute, unmoving, barely breathing, until the house fell silent again.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler