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
The dance crew members spend as much time uplifting each other as they do undercutting one another, often in one breath.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021
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
I want to lean over and whisper in Ethan’s ear in one breath and weave my fingers into Allys’s hand in the next, and I don’t want to listen to the senator at all.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
