heave a sigh of relief

Example Sentences

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If you live in a city, you might heave a sigh of relief.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2022

It is too early yet to heave a sigh of relief.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2017

But when he suddenly stops taking her calls several weeks later, she doesn’t do what you’d expect, which is heave a sigh of relief that she’s no longer dating a guy named Holt.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2017

Will we heave a sigh of relief, or shriek in horror?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2016

I almost fancied that I saw her heave a sigh of relief as she threw herself back carelessly in the carriage; and she disappeared.

From Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 by Various