in one breath
Example Sentences
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“Hi, can I ask you a quick question—what would you do if your boyfriend smelled like this?” he said in one breath, brandishing an open bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
"I woke my family up and we rushed down all 16 floors in one breath," said one man named Mr Qin by Chinese outlets.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023
Holding tenderness and rage in one breath, the Nigerian-born nonbinary author excavates trauma, divorce and loss without restraint: “what wars have been fought on me what hauntings I carry in the blaze of/unspeakable light.”
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022
When the trailer debuted online last month, Cannon was disheartened by comments that called the project “Girlboss Cinderella,” a shorthand for Ella’s professional drive that flattened two of Cannon’s projects in one breath.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2021
Helmuth finishes the song quickly in one breath and then snaps off a smart salute.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
