How to Use breath in a Sentence

breath

noun
  • My mad dash for the bus left me gasping for breath.
  • I took a long breath before speaking again.
  • It's so cold outside that I can see my breath.
  • The view from the crest of the hill will take your breath away — or was that just the steep climb to the top?
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
  • But first comes the deep breath of a six-day All-Star break.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • The first is to take a deep breath and resist the urge to panic.
    Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The look walked the show and swept the room in a delicious breath of fresh air.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
  • If all else fails, take a break and some long, deep breaths.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The only thing that can get me from here to there is my breath.
    Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
  • Many times — not all the time — there will be up to a minute between breaths.
    David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Jake is forced to watch as Neteyam's eyes droop with his last breath.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • His mom, Sylvia, watched from the corner of the room, holding her breath.
    Jason Kane, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • If the climb to the top doesn't take your breath away, the 360-degree views from the top certainly will.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Hold the position that feels best for you and take three to five deep breaths.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Take a deep breath and don't get sucked into the frenzy.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
  • While waiting for the race to start, Martinez takes a few deep breaths.
    Ana Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • For just a beat, the air in the room seemed to tense up around us, as six hundred birds held their breath.
    Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t hold your breath When will our summer of smoke end?
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 July 2023
  • But the process meant every breath and sound was captured.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • What's the secret to holding your breath like 'Avatar' star Kate Winslet?
    USA TODAY, 15 May 2023
  • Scores of children trudged around, their breaths twisting up on the frosty air.
    Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Deep breaths can help, or mantras that a parent will be there to pick them up.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But the crew has more to worry about, like holding their breath.
    Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 12 July 2022
  • Our hot breaths were like cloudbursts in the thin Andean air.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
  • There's nothing about it that didn't take my breath away.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • After each use, my teeth and gums felt clean, while my breath was nice and fresh.
    Emily Algar, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Outside the stage, a few doubled over to rest their hands on their knees and catch their breath.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
  • He’s been on oxygen for more than a decade and quickly gets short of breath.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Repeat for 10 breaths, aiming to practice three times a day.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Taking inspiration from the HBO show’s Thailand location for season three, these breezy pieces feel like a breath of fresh air arriving just in time for the sunnier days to come.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025

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