sigh
Example Sentences
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I asked a minister what would happen if the so-called King of the North didn't win - their answer was best described as a painful sigh.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
News of a cease-fire ahead of the talks provided a global sigh of relief, and Pakistan basked in praise from around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
He does not know what he will do for childcare, he said with a sigh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
One admitted, with a sigh: "We all sit there every night to see what the next tweet is".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A deep whooshing sort of sigh, like some important part of her is slipping out of her mouth and into the cold night air.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing sigh
"The Road Not Taken"
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"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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