How to Use take a breath in a Sentence
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My sister, please take a breath.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Tate McRae is ready to take a breath.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
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Just ask those teams, and in the meantime, take a breath.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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From here, the movie only stops once or twice to take a breath.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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In one scene, her husband slaps her and tells her to take a breath.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2022
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If any of these sound like you, just take a breath and try to take it one day at a time.
—Women's Health, 8 May 2023
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This just scratches the surface, but take a breath with me here.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
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To do it, take a breath, close your mouth, pinch your nose, and gently blow out your nose.
—Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
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The Eagles have a long weekend to take a breath.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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If the past few years have seemed like a whirlwind without a break, take a breath now.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Today is the perfect day to take a breath and relax.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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So why can’t Washington just take a breath?
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
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Every time you get caught in the stress of the moment, step back, take a breath and chill in that sweet spot.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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But anxious analysts should take a breath.
—Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
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The former athlete also refused to take a breath and blood test.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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Or maybe take a breath, and ask yourself could this possibly be real?
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
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Before Jacob can take a breath, though, Clyde gets a bead on him.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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But right now, while the press is still bad and the lawsuits are still dragging, sellers should take a breath.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Mar. 2026
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If you're headed to the airport today, take a breath and don't be too concerned.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Trust that things will sort out, but take a breath before making any big changes or decisions.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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To take a breath, the turtle stretches its neck up to the water’s surface to take a gulp of air.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
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Everyone stepped up, not let the moment get to them, just kind of relax, take a breath and said.
—oregonlive, 8 June 2023
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The woman refused to take a breath test and had her license suspended.
—cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
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Comments Parents of toddlers rarely have a moment to sit down and take a breath.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
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This summer feels like the first time in years that schools and parents have had the ability to step back and take a breath.
—Mike McShane, Forbes, 15 July 2022
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What ends up happening is your mouth and your whole body gets used to saying the words and learns things, like where to take a breath.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
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But at one point, Radcliffe made the mistake of forgetting to take a breath.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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Why not close your eyes, take a breath, and be transported to your favorite places around the globe with scents that capture their essence?
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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Grant also refused to take a breath test after his arrest, and his license was revoked for a year.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
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The calf swam up in the background, just as Iliya was preparing to head back to the surface to take a breath.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
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