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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Nobody got a breather this year.
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Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Bond markets were taking a breather following Monday's session, which saw Treasury yields tick higher as investors digested another stronger-than-expected employment print.
—Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 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
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Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Bond markets were taking a breather following Monday's session, which saw Treasury yields tick higher as investors digested another stronger-than-expected employment print.
—Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 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
See All Example Sentences for breather
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breather. Accessed 16 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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