out of breath
Example Sentences
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The activity needs to be strenuous enough to leave you noticeably out of breath.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
AQ points are earned whenever physical activity raises your heart rate enough to make you slightly out of breath.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
I don't feel myself, I can't do anything and it is not normal for me to be out of breath all of the time'.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
High intensity exercise - getting out of breath, getting your heartbeat up - is really beneficial, but it is only part of the picture, she told the BBC Radio Four podcast What's Up Doc?
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
We were out of breath by the rain barrel, but that was no place to pause.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
