short-winded

Example Sentences

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“I forgot my keys at home,” she pants, irritable and short-winded.

From Salon

“Even when he’s feels like he’s ready to go, he is going to be short-winded out here.”

From Washington Times

But after a miserable defeat when she was 14, she declared herself “fat, short-winded and lousy,” and said she wanted to quit.

From New York Times

At over 80, it's not surprising that I can't share her enthusiasm for rock music – largely short-winded and rather dull to my fairly tolerant ears.

From The Guardian

He was stout and short-winded, more at home in Cornhill than on real hills, and he did not expect to gain upon her.

From Project Gutenberg