draw breath
Example Sentences
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Millennia later, the mechanical organs of the 16th century would use the force of flowing water to draw breath into their bellows.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023
He's scarcely had time to draw breath, not that he looks weary.
From BBC • May 12, 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
