draw breath

Example Sentences

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In UK law, an unborn baby does not become a separate person with legal rights until they are born and draw breath by themselves.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

“All those who’ve sworn the oath to defend the Constitution … as long as we still draw breath, the republic lives inside of us.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

The images showed how Floyd tried to use his shoulder muscles to draw breath, the doctor said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2021

Usually, they don’t think about all of their instincts—moving their flippers to swim, eating, diving to the bottom of the ocean, lifting their head up to draw breath.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2021

I found I had to stop every ten or twelve yards to draw breath and wipe burning sweat from my eyes.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson