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Example sentences for "deep breath"

  • Out in the clear light Philip drew a deep breath.

  • From the curtains Philip heard a deep breath.

  • Josephine drew a deep breath as the sunlight flooded her face and hair.

  • Hannibal with a deep breath, viewing Yancy unmistakably in the flesh.

  • So you reckon it was that--" said Yancy, with a deep breath.

  • I reckon I ought to have twisted his neck," he said with a deep breath.

  • Bertha drew a deep breath, and a feeling of peace and hope seemed to permeate her being.

  • Bertha drew a deep breath as of relief, and stroked Elly's cheeks.

  • Paula drew a deep breath as the hand holding this momentous epistle dropped by her side; she stood for some time by the window, lost in grave meditation.

  • As soon as she had left the room Paula drew a deep breath, exclaiming: "O God!

  • The sufferer drew a deep breath, but he presently added with a sigh: "But Benjamin the Patriarch, and John of Niku have tormented my soul with fears!

  • And with the end, the commissioner, in each case, fetched a deep breath, resumed his natural voice, and proceeded to business.

  • I got to my feet when I had done, drew a deep breath, and stared hard at Honolulu.

  • He heaved a deep breath, and his nostrils quivered with pleasure.

  • He heaved a deep breath, opened the door a little wider, and with half-closed eyes and averted head, walked quickly in, determined that he would not look even once upon the dead man.

  • When he stepped out on to the grass, he drew a deep breath.

  • Away from here," he cried, loosening his grasp and drawing a deep breath.

  • He drew a deep breath, and sat motionless, awaiting her further explanations.

  • You have taught me how to love, have educated passion in me, and now you may admire the result of your labour," she ended, drawing in a deep breath of the cool evening air.

  • She no doubt longed to see me perform the magnum opus, but the gentle Armelline would not allow me to go so far.

  • He lit a cigarette and Brigit drew a deep breath of relief.

  • When the fire had consumed the last morsel of paper, Midwinter drew a deep breath of relief.

  • He drew a deep breath of relief as he descended the house steps--relief at having escaped the friendly greeting of the morning, from the one human creature whom he loved!

  • She drew a deep breath of relief, and leaned on the chimney-piece for support.

  • Lord James drew in a deep breath, and his gray eyes glowed with hope.

  • Blake drew in a deep breath, and stared at the titanic structure, eager-eyed.

  • He drew in a deep breath, and added, "Not the first, though, nor the last.

  • Isolated, cut off from all outside help, it looked as though a deep breath of the Living Purpose of Life must have swept it away like some ant heap lying in the path of a thrusting broom.

  • His voice ceased and in the silence John Kars drew a deep breath.

  • He drew a deep breath as he moved into the open.

  • He drew a deep breath as his gaze, abstracted, far off, was turned in the direction where his Mission stood in all its pristine, makeshift simplicity.

  • When the man had gone, Bart drew a deep breath.

  • Bart drew a deep breath as the vast panorama of space opened out before him.

  • He drew a deep breath of the fresh, good air, and decided to leave the window open.

  • His piercing gaze swept the circle of the Miamis, and every man among them drew a deep breath.

  • All the men and the Amazons drew a long, deep breath, like a sigh; but they said nothing, and continued to march steadily forward.

  • Paul drew a deep breath of relief, like a sigh, and Henry's hand was pressed once more upon his shoulder.

  • If clutched around the body and arms, take a deep breath, lean well over your opponent and throw the right arm in an upward direction at right angles to the body, or draw it up between your body and that of your opponent.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "deep breath" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    age for voluntary military; biblical history; deep black; deep blue; deep conviction; deep emotion; deep groan; deep hole; deep pink; deep plowing; deep pool; deep purple; deep reflection; deep sigh; deep snow; deep voice; deeply affected; deeply notched; deeply rooted; deeply touched; infantile paralysis; previously remarked; silence fell; sleeping apartment; sometimes spoken; wide distribution