1
a
: a light gentle wind
b
: a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
2
: something easily done : cinch
breezed; breezing
1
: to move swiftly and airily
breezed past the protesters
2
: to make progress quickly and easily
breezed through the exam
breezed to victory
: residue from the making of coke or charcoal
Examples of breeze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
that assignment will be a breeze
Verb
Look who just breezed in!
He breezed past us without so much as a nod.
She breezed through the test.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The elastic waistband stretches to move with you, and the pants come with faux buttons to make slipping them on a breeze.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This time, the Cougars feature a true freshman at QB in Bear Bachmeier, who has looked sharp throwing for 518 yards and four TDs as BYU breezed through non-conference play.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The evening will have a calm breeze under clear skies.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The elastic waistband stretches to move with you, and the pants come with faux buttons to make slipping them on a breeze.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Utilizing an up-tempo attack that looked nothing like the offense Wilson ran for three games, the Giants breezed down the field on their opening drive on Sunday.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This time, the Cougars feature a true freshman at QB in Bear Bachmeier, who has looked sharp throwing for 518 yards and four TDs as BYU breezed through non-conference play.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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breeze
1 of 2 noun1
: a gentle wind
2
: something easy to do
the test was a breeze
breeze
2 of 2 verb
breezed; breezing
1
: to move quickly and lightly
look who just breezed in
2
: to proceed easily
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