draw breath
Example Sentences
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“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
It is certainly possible that Diego Armando Maradona, who died Wednesday at age 60, was the finest soccer player ever to draw breath, though that is a subject of hot and unyielding debate.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
For many people, the discomfort around the mask has less to do with masculinity or identity than the simple fact that they cannot fully draw breath when their nose and mouth and covered in cloth.
From Slate ● May 30, 2020
In The Crystal Horizon, his book about the ascent, he describes struggling up the final meters to the top: When I rest I feel utterly lifeless except that my throat burns when I draw breath.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
