sigh

Example Sentences

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"So we were all breathing a sigh of relief when it turned out to be just fine."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

You could almost hear the sigh from city councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, whose district includes Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"It looks like someone left it there, hopped off to whatever they were doing and never thought about the scooter again," he tells me with an exasperated sigh.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

I almost let out an audible sigh of relief as I retreated up the back staircase and into my room.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin