catching breath
Example Sentences
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With a catching breath Eleanor turned and threw her arm round the girl's neck.
From Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
His eyes were cast down in a strange fashion, unlike the bold, inquisitive peering of his countrymen,--the more strange, in that he spoke harshly and abruptly, like a racer catching breath.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
For all that, his heart throbbed as he stood at the door, and with catching breath, he followed the servant upstairs.
From The Crown of Life by Gissing, George
She drew a catching breath, and turned pale.
From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas
Max drew a long, catching breath, and his first thought was to run back to the house.
From Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by Fenn, George Manville
