breathtaking
adjective
breath·tak·ing
ˈbreth-ˌtā-kiŋ 
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: very great : astonishing
his breathtaking ignorance
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Examples of breathtaking in a Sentence
The train raced past with breathtaking speed.
They gave a breathtaking performance.
The view of the mountains was breathtaking.
a scene of breathtaking beauty
The scope of the error is breathtaking.
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Mulan’s story is breathtaking and heroic, packed with catchy songs and a wisecracking dragon sidekick.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 16 July 2024
Viking Polaris Itineraries in Antarctica that put guests face-to-face with penguins, whales, and more — and navigate some of the most breathtaking landscapes on the planet.
—Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
As the GOP prepares to formally nominate Trump for president for the third time on a roll call vote Monday afternoon, the party and Trump are trying to calibrate how to appropriately exploit a breathtaking brush with death.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
Originalist scholars view the disagreement as less a fundamental difference of opinion, and more a result of the philosophy moving with breathtaking speed from legal theory to practice.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 16 July 2024
Viking Polaris Itineraries in Antarctica that put guests face-to-face with penguins, whales, and more — and navigate some of the most breathtaking landscapes on the planet.
—Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
As the GOP prepares to formally nominate Trump for president for the third time on a roll call vote Monday afternoon, the party and Trump are trying to calibrate how to appropriately exploit a breathtaking brush with death.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
Originalist scholars view the disagreement as less a fundamental difference of opinion, and more a result of the philosophy moving with breathtaking speed from legal theory to practice.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2024
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“Breathtaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathtaking. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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breath·tak·ing
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