winded

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Winded guys who get trapped in the corner and don’t have the luxury of passing because we forgot who is on our team and we’re too ashamed to ask in the middle of a game.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2019

Winded not only by the morning Chronicle's lively sprint but by a costly competition for an afternoon market big enough for only one, San Francisco's two evening papers last week gave up vying and merged.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winded and with sweat pouring out of my helmet, I stopped kicking to catch my breath.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winded and very nearly hopeless, I turn my head.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Winded, I kept running but no longer had breath to call out.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly