breathless

Example Sentences

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My inbox started filling up with the supposedly groundbreaking news early Tuesday, breathless news articles about a biological breakthrough that will allow a long-extinct giant bird to walk the Earth in modern times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

It sounds rather like the slogan from one of those breathless adverts for discounted sofas.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Researchers say blood pressure and blood sugar control improve for 24-48 hours after a workout that pushes you hard enough to become breathless for several minutes.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

But that amount of Botox left me breathless when climbing stairs, and the smoothing-out of my voice lasted for only a couple of weeks.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The conductor’s baton was raised, the audience braced, that breathless moment before a cacophony of chaos filled the air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman