Examples of second wind in a Sentence
The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind.
He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.
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Cool-season grasses are just getting a second wind during cooler fall temperatures and won't go into dormancy until the first frost.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Hard to see how moving on equates to FaceTime-ing her in the middle of the night, but by the next morning, Nathan seems to have caught a second wind.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
But the Huskies got a second wind and rallied to win 24-20.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
But a few years later, the development of string theory temporarily gave enumerative geometry a second wind.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Hard to see how moving on equates to FaceTime-ing her in the middle of the night, but by the next morning, Nathan seems to have caught a second wind.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
But the Huskies got a second wind and rallied to win 24-20.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
But a few years later, the development of string theory temporarily gave enumerative geometry a second wind.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for second wind
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“Second wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20wind. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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