stop for a breath

Example Sentences

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“This place is remarkable,” I say to Tsuri when we stop for a breath.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2015

You, the journalist, just grab everything in sight and don't stop for a breath till it's over.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2010

"I say, Jerry," called Davie finally, "let's stop for a breath of air; I'm about petered out."

From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Stuart, Gordon

Let's stop for a breath, and listen," suggested Eben; "who knows now but what we might be nearer where the balloon dropped than we thought.

From Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps by Fletcher, Archibald Lee