BREATHING in a Sentence
Learn BREATHING from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
306 example sentences for BREATHING, such as:
1. For most of us breathing is automatic.
2. She was fast asleep, breathing evenly.
3. He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.
4. Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep.
5. You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit.
2. She was fast asleep, breathing evenly.
3. He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.
4. Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep.
5. You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of BREATHING
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breathing
a. passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
n. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 He stood there a moment, breathing quickly, and looking up and down the street, in which not another figure moved.
2 Then the room grew perfectly black, and not a sound was audible but Zeena's asthmatic breathing.
3 To this retreat he descended as soon as the house was quiet, and Zeena's steady breathing from the bed had assured him that there was to be no sequel to the scene in the kitchen.
4 And before supper is over she'll be going strong and breathing fire.
5 Flushed and breathing hard, she sat down on a stump to wait for her father.
6 The delay would give her time to quiet her breathing and calm her face so that his suspicions would not be aroused.
7 Her ears strained for sounds from upstairs, but the house was oddly still, so still that even the sound of her breathing seemed loud.
8 She went hastily up the two short blocks to Peachtree Street, breathing the unfouled air in as deep gulps as her tightly laced corset would permit.
9 After a long interval in which her breathing finally quieted and her mind steadied, Scarlett heard the sound of faint voices from up the road, the tramping of many feet coming from the north.
10 Scarlett could hear his heavy breathing, and her own breath came in gasps as if she had been running hard.
11 Then Scarlett saw with relief the faint rise and fall of her shallow breathing and knew that Melanie had survived the night.
12 For a long time she lay back with her eyes closed, hearing his heavy breathing near her, and the glow of the brandy crept gradually over her, giving a false strength and warmth.
13 By this time next year, I ought to be breathing easier about money.
14 For some moments Scarlett had been conscious that Uncle Peter was breathing hard and sitting up very straight as he stared steadily at the horse's ears.
15 The quiet breathing of Wade, Ella and Beau came through the open door of the nursery.
Example Sentence: (96 in 7 pages)
1 He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.
2 In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.
3 For most of us breathing is automatic.
4 Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep.
5 The doctor listened to his breathing and checked his pulse.
6 As a general rule, all muscular effort is enhanced by breathing in as the effort is made.
7 Firemen needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house.
8 She was fast asleep, breathing evenly.
9 You can often save a person's life by breathing into his mouth.
10 I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.
11 David waited for a moment to let his breathing return to normal.
12 You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit.
13 The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing.
14 A change in the pattern of his breathing became apparent.
15 His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky.