second wind

noun

: renewed energy or endurance

Examples of second wind in a Sentence

The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind. He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.
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By late Monday into Tuesday, the winds are expected to die down across the Southland before forecasters are calling for a second wind event, which is expected to hit Northern California first. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Huge international franchises such as NCIS, Death in Paradise and SEAL have been expanding, while others have gotten a second wind on streaming platforms. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 But voter discontent with the governments of Blair and Gordon Brown, along with the second wind that devolution gave to the SNP, transformed the electoral landscape. Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012 After making her mark as a dancer in River North Dance Chicago, Stephanie Martinez caught a second wind creating dances for ballet companies all over the country. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for second wind 

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of second wind was in 1824

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“Second wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20wind. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

second wind

noun
: new energy or ability to continue

Medical Definition

second wind

noun
: recovered full power of respiration after the first exhaustion during exertion due to improved heart action
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