breathless
Example Sentences
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I think about that aspect later in the evening during “Star 69,” which from the outside seems like a simple rock ‘n’ roll song, very loud guitar matched by breathless, insistent loud vocals.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Within a decade she was “Gloria-Steinem-the-antiwar-gorgeous- bachelor girl who was pictured with Henry Kissinger in Time and Life…,” according to a breathless 1970 account in the Los Angeles Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The NME, by contrast, was left breathless by the star's physical prowess.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It reminds me of how, recently, my younger sister — deep in the trials and tribulations of planning her wedding look — called me sounding breathless and almost conspiratorial.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Only when he drew up, breathless, at his own doorway, flung it open and stepped inside, did his defenses crumble like faulty dikes.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
