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
• After the initial whiplash and loss of breath, I was hooked.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Apr. 2025
• 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
• This morning, Christopher stood at the end of the board, took a breath and made the fateful hop.
  — New York Times, 4 July 2022
• 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
• Grocers need to take a breath and apply the same lessons learned in the height of the pandemic.
  — Greg Maloney, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• 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
• As the market holds its breath, the toll is already undeniable.
  — Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Apr. 2025