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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New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
The only squib marks left on anyone were on the almost 5,000 patrons who braved one of the most refreshingly moderate ocean breezes California has to offer to see maybe still the best homegrown group California has had to offer in any recent year.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
After starters Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto breezed through the Milwaukee Brewers without so much as facing a hitter with a runner in scoring position in Games 1 and 2, Tyler Glasnow was put to the test early with a couple of challenging innings in Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Thanks to the development of new, lightweight rotors, engineers in Germany have created a small wind turbine that excels at efficiency, even when breezes aren't blowing strongly.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
The only squib marks left on anyone were on the almost 5,000 patrons who braved one of the most refreshingly moderate ocean breezes California has to offer to see maybe still the best homegrown group California has had to offer in any recent year.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
By Nate Atkins, Peter Carline and Devon Henderson No Puka Nacua, no problem for the Los Angeles Rams, who breezed to a 35-7 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in London.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
After starters Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto breezed through the Milwaukee Brewers without so much as facing a hitter with a runner in scoring position in Games 1 and 2, Tyler Glasnow was put to the test early with a couple of challenging innings in Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze. Accessed 23 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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