catch one's breath

Example Sentences

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No breaks, barely time to catch one’s breath.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2023

Her film plunges viewers into this hothouse atmosphere so fully that it is hard to catch one's breath.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2021

A stroll through sculpture the garden never failed to let one catch one’s breath and lower the blood pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2020

Adopting a Boring Lifestyle is about slowing down the pace of a seemingly incessant cultural onslaught and attempting to catch one’s breath.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2015

He ended by repeating that it was wonderful to find oneself “way out here” where one could, as it were, catch one's breath.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan