sigh

Example Sentences

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"If Iran withdraws its team - an outcome that seems entirely plausible - Fifa is likely to breathe a sigh of relief given the scope for protest and unrest."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Late Thursday night, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial with a headline that read like a prescient sigh of relief: “The Embarrassing Truth About Tariffs.”

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend breathed a sigh of relief after his side's nail-biting 26-23 win over Wales on Saturday kept them in the reckoning for the Six Nations championship.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

“It’s not fatal, but when it comes down to people’s careers, it is,” Mustaine says with a resigned sigh.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Then he performed another sigh, but this time paying close attention to his feelings while he did it.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el