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Example sentences for "long breath"

  • She drew a long breath, locked the door, and lay down on her bed.

  • Then, taking a long breath to quiet her heart, she went on up.

  • Every now and then he drew a long breath of the warm, unstirring air, and smiled, without knowing that he smiled.

  • Clark paused for a little while, and then, taking a long breath, went on.

  • She drew a long breath, and continued: "I thought you dead, and knew the full measure of despair.

  • And now Zangorri's head appeared above the waves, while he took a long breath ere he plunged again.

  • Taking a long breath he walked across the island, and then back again.

  • Left to herself, Aunt Hannah drew a long breath.

  • A little more than twenty-four hours later, Billy Neilson, in her own room, drew a long breath of relief.

  • Once down the long four flights of stairs and out on the sidewalk, William Henshaw drew a long breath.

  • Then their hands met and their eyes, and each drew a long breath, and neither spoke for a moment.

  • Helen Adeline drew a long breath of satisfaction.

  • He drew a long breath of gratification over the respectful silence which greeted these adroit points, and went on with hortatory sympathy.

  • Helen Adeline drew a long breath as the bright gleam of their kerchiefs disappeared around a corner.

  • Her mother watching her, and not him, remained silent; until her kindling glance subsided, and she drew a long breath, as if in the relief of his being gone.

  • His pursuers were plainly baffled: I heard him draw a long breath, and turn to grope his way through the blackness.

  • When I had finished he drew a long breath.

  • Then it's all over," he was saying with a long breath.

  • There is no sign of injury," he said, and I know I, for one, drew a long breath of relief.

  • Leveson drew a long breath of relief, and sneaked backward on his heels.

  • Nancy, drawing a long breath,--"and so very kind!

  • Left alone, Walden drew a long breath, and wiped his brow.

  • Polly drew a long breath at this and turned away.

  • Nothing's broken," she said at last, and drew a long breath.

  • With gentle, paternal care he had deposited his basket on the ground beside him: and, taking off his hat, he drew a long breath.

  • On being left to himself Pierre drew a long breath.

  • Then he drew a long breath, as though talking exhausted him, and the Cardinal in his turn gave some details.

  • Dario, after momentarily closing his eyes, opened them again, and once more drew a long breath, whilst endeavouring to laugh.

  • Christie answered with a long breath of satisfaction: "To-morrow, if you like.

  • He turned away and drew a long breath, and you may be sure I was quick to follow his example.

  • I got easily forth of the chamber, which reverberated with the voices of these merry and learned gentlemen, and breathed a long breath.

  • Miss Meredith drew a long breath, and then expelled it, instant advantage being taken by her mother to strain the strings.

  • With a long breath, as if relieved of some dread, Jack finally turned away and knelt beside his friend.

  • Janice replied, as she drew a long breath.

  • This is a new sort of a morning call,' said Mark, drawing a long breath.

  • And then he took a long breath, and tapping at the window, shouted with stentorian blandness: 'Boh!

  • Helga drew a long breath, and her slender hands clenched in her lap.

  • He straightened himself suddenly and drew a long breath as though to speak further.

  • Alwln, earl's son, drew a long breath, and the muscles of his white face twitched a little; then he pulled himself together resolutely.

  • As the eyes turned back to the outer darkness, Alwin's voice whispered with a long breath of relief: "I am certain they have not noticed that we have gone out.

  • Antony, with a long breath, as though making a discovery, "sits the wind in that quarter?

  • It is a mighty and fearful array," said Cicely with a long breath.

  • He scratched his head, drew a long breath, and looked at the ground with a frown.

  • Wiggins drew a long breath, and looked troubled.

  • Wiggins, in evident agitation, drawing a long breath.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "long 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:
    daily newspaper; long and; long article; long chair; long chalk; long conversation; long delay; long discussion; long drive; long experience; long list; long march; long night; long pole; long sigh; long slender; long standing; long stem; long talk; long term; long visit; long vowel; long way; longer able; longer believe; somewhat surprised