sighed

Example Sentences

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He sighed and said: "Next. So many times – I have one more year."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“When you get old, they push you aside,” he sighed.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

She’s half joking, but Embury sighed when she listed the foods Elliott and Charlotte, 8 and 6, regularly request.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

On a recent Sunday, he and his mother, Alice, sighed while surveying what had been their house on Mendocino Street, about a mile west of Harris’ home.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

My aunt sighed, but Pa acted like he didn’t hear her and went back to eating.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney