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
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 Archibald Lee Fletcher
"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 Gordon Stuart
