1
as in to respire
to inhale and exhale air
sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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2
as in to live
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathe
With Mercury, Mars and later the sun in Scorpio, your ninth house of wisdom and expansion is alive and breathing.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Mixed with heartfelt moments and heartbreak, Crouch’s performance breathes life into a saga set in small-town America.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Ever seen anyone breathe on their glasses and then wipe off the smudges and spots with a cloth?
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient’s windpipe when the person cannot breathe on their own.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Mixed with heartfelt moments and heartbreak, Crouch’s performance breathes life into a saga set in small-town America.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Ever seen anyone breathe on their glasses and then wipe off the smudges and spots with a cloth?
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient’s windpipe when the person cannot breathe on their own.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breathe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
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Vegetables that respire at a higher rate keep better in the refrigerator crisper, where food retains more moisture than in the open space of the main refrigerator compartment, which can draw moisture out of produce.—
Anne-Marie Bonneau,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2021
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Consider leafy vegetables, which immediately start to respire faster once they are cut.—
Nicola Temple,
WSJ,
4 May 2018
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About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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But those who depend on the status to live and work in the United States decried the development.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Howard, still half-asleep, makes snuffling, snoring noises, and looks blearily at the camera.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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By the time Cali finished her drink, Ronny was snoring.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Overall, there are 838 total general officers and admirals on active duty -- 446 of them are from the higher two-star, three-star and four-star ranks -- according to the Pentagon's latest statistics from June.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lewis said during Monday’s midday press conference that there were plans in the works to again get tickets distributed.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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