How to Use sigh in a Sentence

sigh

1 of 2 verb

• The wind sighed through the trees.
• He sighed with relief when he saw that he passed the test.
• Widdle sighed, got up and moved to the other end of the couch.
  — Karina Bland, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
• Another friend looked at the screen in his hand and sighed, deeply.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 23 Oct. 2019
• But with each pitch, hit and play, the group clapped, cheered and sighed together.
  — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2017
• The song is a bouncy bop of a tune with a sighing ’50s chorus.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 Mar. 2020
• That was the difference,’’ sighed Del Norte coach Leigh Cole.
  — Pomerado News, 25 Sep. 2019
• The dog licked my face, tilted his head, then sighed like a human.
  — Andrew Richdale, GQ, 15 Dec. 2017
• Magdalena sighed and pulled the comforter off the bed, dropping it in a heap on the floor.
  — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
• The caller sighed, then said something that struck Schell as odd.
  — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
• The conversations of the ABC broadcast crew and the camera shots ... sigh.
  — Tom Noie, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2020
• My boyfriend sighed, smiled ruefully and squeezed my hand, and then the host of the party came over to yank me onto the dance floor.
  — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2018
• But, still, sigh … This is a guy who missed an average of 35 games in the last three seasons with the Lakers.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• At the mention of one 90-degree day, first-timers sighed and gazed into the dark overcast skies.
  — Mike Kotsopoulos, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Tim Gallagher put his hand on a utility box in his back yard and sighed.
  — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 1 June 2017
• Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through.
  — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
• Soon, wakes from the boat traffic began splashing onto the rocks at the base of the bluff with sighing noises.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
• At first, senior safety Chris Hawkins sighed at the setup.
  — Joey Kaufman, Orange County Register, 15 Apr. 2017
• But a string of hot putting and iron play got him back on the right side of the cut line and made CBS executives sigh with relief.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
• That was the sound of us sighing over these perfect cinnamon rolls.
  — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Jackson sighed when he was asked to relive that game Wednesday.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• Now, hearing about the new restaurant’s foibles, Dudas sighed.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
• Then the first of the men walk onto the stage, and the crowd—some 5,000 people—sigh their appreciation and shout their approval.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2017
• Every night, the apple tree would look up and sigh, believing that the stars in the sky were hanging from the branches of its tall friend.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
• Darryl Wrest: Brittany [sighs] found herself -- kind of between a rock and a hard place.
  — CBS News, 5 June 2018
• Belinda walks with a limp and wears giant flowered shirts and sighs a lot.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
• When Kuznetsov scored against Pittsburgh, Ovechkin closed his eyes, tilted back his head and sighed in relief.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 11 June 2018
• When Annie goes home and proposes the same routine, Steve scoffs and sighs but, to placate her, goes along with it.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 June 2018
• The teaser imagined the producer walking in on Maitlis doing her makeup, and the anchor deeply sighed.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• Another time at the same location, a different worker heard the beep and audibly sighed.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023

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sigh

2 of 2 noun

• Those faces tell you everything—the soft wince, the shake of the head, the sigh.
  — wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
• Take a deep breath and let it out in a huge, long, slow sigh.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
• None of these men lived to see 35, and Bridges lets out a heavy sigh at the mention.
  — Gerrick Kennedy, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• Bushman closed her eyes and let out a big sigh sealed with a smile.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022
• There was a thudding of feet on the stairs and a long sigh as someone came down.
  — Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• Xavier let out a huge sigh and angrily dropped the club.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
• The sound of the cork releasing from the bottle should be more of a sigh than cannon fire.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
• That kind of play no doubt caused McVay to breathe a sigh of relief.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
• Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons can breathe a sigh of relief.
  — Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2023
• For the first time all season, the Bengals were able to look up at the scoreboard and breathe a sigh of relief.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
• There’s a sigh of relief from the YouTube people somewhere.
  — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
• If the culprit is a weevil, go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief—and maybe even check the critter out.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 July 2022
• There’s one that gives me a massive sigh of relief of being now at a ready-to-wear brand.
  — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
• One day, a breeze blows through his cottage and the pages of his book are — sigh — swept into a nearby lake.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
• So start each day with a list of gratitude and end each day with a sigh of relief.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
• And just like that, the Chicago Cubs hit the All-Star break with a sigh of relief, instead of a long losing streak.
  — Jay Cohen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2022
• Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills just exhaled in a sigh of relief.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
• There’s often an audible sigh as the last breath comes out.
  — Jeremy N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2022
• Halpin took a sigh of relief and got ready for lights, camera, Vegas.
  — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• The only sound is Remi’s breathing and a sigh as the dog shifts her position.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2022
• Sometimes a woman need say nothing at all but let out a long, deep sigh.
  — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2022
• For now, though, foie gras fans and farmers can let out a deep sigh of relief—and take a bite of one of their favorite foods.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
• Genting Group was always a long shot but the incumbents will breathe a sigh of relief now.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• President Bill Clinton got rid of it in 1998, and the nation heaved a great sigh of relief.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• UConn fans can get this one out of the way and breathe a sigh of relief: All is good with Bueckers, who missed 19 games with a knee injury.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022
• Christians, Jews and omelet fans can all breathe a sigh of relief as egg prices have dropped, at least a little bit.
  — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• The bra is wire-free (insert sigh of relief here), and is made with wide straps and panels designed to smooth your sides.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2023
• The Cincinnati Bengals can now breathe a long sigh of relief entering the bye week.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022
• When the ball went through the uprights, players and fans across M&T Bank Stadium let out a deep sigh of relief.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Oct. 2022
• Doctors clear Winn Melvin let out a sigh of relief, literally, when asked about Keaton Winn.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024