breathing

Example Sentences

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Breathing in secondhand smoke in prison is “inhuman and degrading treatment” if the judges say so, while not being allowed to produce secondhand smoke is a violation of the “right to private life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Breathing dust in, as Harrison Schmitt reported during Apollo 17 in 1972, caused sneezing and allergies like "lunar dust hay fever."

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

Breathing was getting harder, so she put on a mask and grabbed her laptop and her friends’ dog, a poodle mix named Cleveland, along with his food.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

"I look forward to sleeping on my bed and eating home-cooked meals. Breathing in fresh air is an amazingly powerful feeling."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Breathing hard and fast, Harry looked around him.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling