1
a
: a light gentle wind
b
: a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
2
: something easily done : cinch
breezed; breezing
1
: to move swiftly and airily
breezed past the protesters
2
: to make progress quickly and easily
breezed through the exam
breezed to victory
: residue from the making of coke or charcoal
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Examples of breeze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
that assignment will be a breeze
Verb
Look who just breezed in!
He breezed past us without so much as a nod.
She breezed through the test.
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
And that means not saving challenges for the ninth inning when those palm trees are swaying in the March breeze.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2025
That’s a wise decision, as Shaun the Sheep is pitch-perfect family entertainment, an outstandingly funny movie that breezes through its 85-minute run time with one laugh after another.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There are no direct flights from New York to Anguilla (from Miami, yes) but the trip was a breeze.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
And that means not saving challenges for the ninth inning when those palm trees are swaying in the March breeze.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Its hard-shell exterior protects your belongings, and the spinner wheels provide effortless mobility to breeze through the airport.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2025
That’s a wise decision, as Shaun the Sheep is pitch-perfect family entertainment, an outstandingly funny movie that breezes through its 85-minute run time with one laugh after another.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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breeze
1 of 2 noun1
: a gentle wind
2
: something easy to do
the test was a breeze
breeze
2 of 2 verb
breezed; breezing
1
: to move quickly and lightly
look who just breezed in
2
: to proceed easily
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