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
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Treasury markets are taking a breather after yields moved higher on Wednesday as new ADP data showed private payrolls rose by 122,000 in May, the strongest month since January 2025.
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Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Tracy said both players needed a breather.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 June 2026
No vet days, no breather subs late in a game.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Some of the episode’s interiors were built alongside the regular Widow’s Bay sets, so breaks for her –– while costumed in 18th century clothing –– were spent taking a breather on a city hall desk or lounging on a couch that would certainly be out of place in 1702.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Tracy said both players needed a breather.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 June 2026
No vet days, no breather subs late in a game.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Some of the episode’s interiors were built alongside the regular Widow’s Bay sets, so breaks for her –– while costumed in 18th century clothing –– were spent taking a breather on a city hall desk or lounging on a couch that would certainly be out of place in 1702.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breather. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər 
1
: one that breathes
2
: a pause for rest : break
Medical Definition
breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
: one that breathes usually in a specified way see mouth breather
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