sigh
Example Sentences
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As soon as she crossed over into Colombia, she let out a sigh of relief.
From Barron's
"At my age, there are many things you can't share with others... and the troubles we face are a lot more complicated than before," she says with a sigh.
From BBC
Staff at return counters, he says, sigh when they see him coming carrying dozens of boxes.
Still, state water managers breathed a sigh of relief about the marked improvement from the dry start to the month.
From Los Angeles Times
“Even if DSM-Firmenich’s remaining stake proves difficult to monetize, we suspect the market reaction will be to sigh with relief that the level of volatility associated with the business has been reduced,” he says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.