Definition of breather
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Examples of breather in a Sentence
He decided to give them a breather.
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
Recent Examples of breather from the Web
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But the Cavaliers have to figure out a way to get him some breathers on the defensive end that don't feature Love on Durant.
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Olympic champion sprinter Elaine Thompson might need a breather.
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This is a guy who would rather emotionally cheat left and right instead of *gasp* take a breather and just be on his own for a while.
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The FCC’s net neutrality rules got a breather Monday as Verizon and MetroPCS’s early challenges to the controversial limits on wireless service were thrown out by a federal appeals court on a technicality.
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First Known Use of breather
14th century
BREATHER Defined for English Language Learners
breather
playDefinition of breather for English Language Learners
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: a pause for rest
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: someone or something that breathes in a specified way
BREATHER Defined for Kids
Medical Dictionary
breather
playMedical Definition of breather
: one that breathes usually in a specified way—see mouth breather
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