How to Use breathe a sigh of relief in a Sentence

breathe a sigh of relief

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  • Well, Marathon can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Fans of the great outdoors can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Many students will likely breathe a sigh of relief at this news.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • At that point, everyone was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For now, climbers who want to film their own adventures can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 11 May 2025
  • That kind of play no doubt caused McVay to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Novavax can finally breathe a sigh of relief – at least a small one.
    Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 May 2025
  • Customers sweating over a lack of lashing points can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
  • If by some miracle in comes in less than that, investors can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 18 July 2022
  • The nation can breathe a sigh of relief with Hamlin back to breathing on his own.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Those looking to win big in the Powerball lottery can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Can investors finally breathe a sigh of relief?
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The New York Yankees can breathe a sigh of relief, for now at least.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Genting Group was always a long shot but the incumbents will breathe a sigh of relief now.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • This way Les Snead can breathe a sigh of relief and then get to work on shoring up the secondary.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • If all checks out, mission controllers will finally breathe a sigh of relief.
    NBC News, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The Boston-area can breathe a sigh of relief after last week’s whopper.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Investors worried that bank turmoil will drag down muni prices have so far been able to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Heather Gillers, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Christians, Jews and omelet fans can all breathe a sigh of relief as egg prices have dropped, at least a little bit.
    Joan Elovitz Kazan, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • For the first time all season, the Bengals were able to look up at the scoreboard and breathe a sigh of relief.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2023
  • For these reasons, bird enthusiasts may breathe a sigh of relief—and rightly so.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
  • When fall finally arrives in the South, cool-season lawns breathe a sigh of relief.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This week, Diddy gained another reason to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 July 2025
  • The community can now breathe a sigh of relief, Scheerer said.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 15 June 2025
  • Only after being told his dog was in the clear did Johanson breathe a sigh of relief.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The report isn’t a reason to breathe a sigh of relief and stop worrying about social media’s effects.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Fortunately, the Bucs (and their fans) can breathe a sigh of relief about Mayfield.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Pies and Cakes Pies and cakes are cleared for take-off as well, so holiday travelers can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • As football fans prepare for the biggest Sunday of the year, hosts can breathe a sigh of relief regarding the menu.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026

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