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Recent Examples of wheeze
Verb
Orlok cuts a formidable figure made even more disconcerting by his constant wheeze, rolling R’s and guttural dialogue.—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 Their latest wheeze to raise money is getting their caterers to invest.—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Noun
Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025 At a tenant rally Sunday, Saffo wheezed and coughed but was determined to speak.—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheeze
Frustrations from the game boiled over after the final whistle with a confrontation between Pedro and PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and manager Luis Enrique.
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Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
That's not a dog whistle, that's a training whistle.
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arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
Multiple witnesses observed Ryder looking frail and panting with his tongue out in the hours before his collapse, according to court docs.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
Summer is the time for road trips, camping, and beach days — but for many of our furry friends, the sun and high temperatures can lead to overheating (signaled by your dog excessively panting and lying prone).
The channel presents videos of Adams traveling to various country clubs and using Jewish cliches to poke fun at golf’s historic exclusion of Jews.
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Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2025
The actor does his best to exude menace, but he’s hampered by a script filled with franchise cliches like an evil admiral (Peter Weller) and Kirk playing fast and loose with the Prime Directive.
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