How to Use breathing in a Sentence

breathing

noun

• Turn it on and the guide will teach you the 4-7-9 breathing method.
  — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
• The sleek and shiny pants are made of a soft polyester, and the slouchy style gives you plenty of breathing room.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
• Farr thought that would be the end of his breathing problems.
  — Talis Shelbourne, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2022
• Tre Johnson hit both to give the Longhorns some breathing room, and Texas held on for the win.
  — Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
• Glenn added that the next step is to get Hamlin breathing on his own.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
• Mitch seemed unsure about her, the wrinkle and all the breathing.
  — Olivia Cornu, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
• The Wildcats nearly had more breathing room at the break.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2023
• The first was about a 4-year-old girl having breathing problems.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2024
• That put Benson back in first with some breathing room.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
• That gives her breathing room to talk about more than her dietary habits.
  — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
• For the first weeks of the year, a one-vote buffer afforded Democrats some breathing room.
  — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2023
• Powell had eight of his 18 points in the fourth, his two threes giving the Clippers some breathing room.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Show off your sandals with the flared leg that falls just above the ankle to give your legs some breathing room.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2023
• Jackson Wheeler hit a two-run single in the top of the seventh to give the Huskies some breathing room.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
• Unless there is a large amount of hair around the nose, trimming nose hair doesn’t help with breathing.
  — Ravi Davda, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Yoga has given me the tools to slow down and focus on my breathing.
  — Condé Nast, SELF, 25 Sep. 2023
• What if there were a pill that would instead induce that kind of calm breathing for you?
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
• The breathing sound of another character in the black barn, was that Ralph as well?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
• The teams jostled to create some breathing room for most of the opening frame until the Bearcats went cold.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
• Ohio State’s flashy offense should score enough points to give the defense some breathing room.
  — Mitch Stacy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• Plus, the airy skirt offers plenty of breathing room with its split design that starts above the knee.
  — Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
• Their breathing slows or stops, and their lips and fingernails turn blue.
  — Scott Hadland, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
• Brennan Wheat smacked a two-out, two-strike double to clear the bases and give Homewood (4-1) breathing room.
  — al, 27 Feb. 2023
• The fact that Dudamel is not leaving for three years provides some breathing room.
  — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 31 May 2023
• And labored breathing in dogs could be a sign of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
• Take advantage of this moment to switch to a zero-rate card, and then use the breathing room to pay down the balance.
  — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
• Although the joint statement didn’t spell out why the feds provided the extra breathing room, the city’s Aug. 3.
  — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022
• The 2-week-old’s breathing was noisy and concerning, but Jirmanus couldn’t tell from the video if the sounds were from the baby’s nose or from her lungs.
  — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
• One of these neurotransmitters, called dopamine, plays a role in regulating the phrenic nerve, which controls breathing in the diaphragm.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
• The waist-length cut of this pullover looks great with everything from leggings to jeans, while a larger fit provides plenty of breathing room (and space for layering beneath).
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 15 Mar 2025