breathless

Example Sentences

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Still, the job-market correction is sharper than a lot of workers and economists expected amid breathless hype about artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Anderson was beaming and breathless as he held the award, joined by lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of the cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

When it’s all said and done, and the headphones have lost their charge, there’s nothing more for “Undertone” to do, no ace in the hole final punch to leave viewers breathless.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

One of the first patients taking part in the trial is 83-year-old Peter Littlefield from Portsmouth, who was diagnosed after getting breathless and developing a cough.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

There was a noise behind him, a retching, breathless sound—it was Mal, trying to get to Christopher.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell