breathtaking
adjective
breath·tak·ing
ˈbreth-ˌtā-kiŋ 
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b
: very great : astonishing
his breathtaking ignorance
Examples of breathtaking in a Sentence
The train raced past with breathtaking speed.
They gave a breathtaking performance.
The view of the mountains was breathtaking.
a scene of breathtaking beauty
The scope of the error is breathtaking.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
It was best illustrated during one breathtaking series during last week’s narrow loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Against this backdrop of global excellence, the Saudi Red Sea is notable for its unique blend of luxury, adventure, and authenticity along its breathtaking 1,000-plus-mile (1,800-kilometer) Red Sea coastline.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Breathtaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathtaking. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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breathtaking
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breath·tak·ing
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