heave a sigh of relief
Example Sentences
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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
The bureaucrats will heave a sigh of relief and go back to doing what they've long thought a "normal" Army, Air Force, and Navy should be doing.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2011
Altogether, I always heave a sigh of relief when the opposite bank is safely reached.
From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by Hume-Griffith, A.
