How to Use breathing in a Sentence

breathing

noun
  • Turn it on and the guide will teach you the 4-7-9 breathing method.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The sleek and shiny pants are made of a soft polyester, and the slouchy style gives you plenty of breathing room.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Farr thought that would be the end of his breathing problems.
    — Talis Shelbourne, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Tre Johnson hit both to give the Longhorns some breathing room, and Texas held on for the win.
    — Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Glenn added that the next step is to get Hamlin breathing on his own.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Quinten Post stuck a pair of jumpers as part of an 13-3 run to start the fourth and earn breathing room.
    — Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The only sounds are the watery swish of my arms and legs, my steady breathing.
    — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
  • Mitch seemed unsure about her, the wrinkle and all the breathing.
    — Olivia Cornu, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The Wildcats nearly had more breathing room at the break.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The first was about a 4-year-old girl having breathing problems.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • That put Benson back in first with some breathing room.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That gives her breathing room to talk about more than her dietary habits.
    — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
  • For the first weeks of the year, a one-vote buffer afforded Democrats some breathing room.
    — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Powell had eight of his 18 points in the fourth, his two threes giving the Clippers some breathing room.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Show off your sandals with the flared leg that falls just above the ankle to give your legs some breathing room.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Jackson Wheeler hit a two-run single in the top of the seventh to give the Huskies some breathing room.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Unless there is a large amount of hair around the nose, trimming nose hair doesn’t help with breathing.
    — Ravi Davda, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Yoga has given me the tools to slow down and focus on my breathing.
    — Condé Nast, SELF, 25 Sep. 2023
  • What if there were a pill that would instead induce that kind of calm breathing for you?
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The breathing sound of another character in the black barn, was that Ralph as well?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The teams jostled to create some breathing room for most of the opening frame until the Bearcats went cold.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Ohio State’s flashy offense should score enough points to give the defense some breathing room.
    — Mitch Stacy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, the airy skirt offers plenty of breathing room with its split design that starts above the knee.
    — Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
  • Their breathing slows or stops, and their lips and fingernails turn blue.
    — Scott Hadland, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Brennan Wheat smacked a two-out, two-strike double to clear the bases and give Homewood (4-1) breathing room.
    — al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The fact that Dudamel is not leaving for three years provides some breathing room.
    — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 31 May 2023
  • And labored breathing in dogs could be a sign of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
  • Take advantage of this moment to switch to a zero-rate card, and then use the breathing room to pay down the balance.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Infants, the elderly and people with chronic conditions such as heart disease or breathing problems are at higher risk.
    — Dr. Mishal Reja, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Tai chi and qigong classes: Learn how to improve wellness, range of motion, breathing capacity and many other benefits.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025

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