exhalation
Example Sentences
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Typical features include frequent deep sighs, rapid breathing, forceful exhalation from the abdomen, or chest breathing without proper diaphragm use, which prevents the lungs from fully expanding.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025
While a brick home can resist the powerful exhalation of a wolf, it’s no match for wind-driven rain served up by a wicked storm.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
The fall of the hammer at 74 million pounds broke the tension, triggering a collective exhalation in the room and a round of applause.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023
The beginning of a new “Succession” season feels like an exhalation, a reprieve.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
More whispered words: prayer sounds, begging, an exhalation of storm and salt terror.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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