breathlessly
- a word derived from breathless.
Example Sentences
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The almost breathlessly paced choreography is set to Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67,” performed here with verve by Mr. Fowler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
OutKick — the Fox-affiliated sports site — breathlessly covered the octagon girls’ new red, white and blue outfits, describing them as possessing “American glamour.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
“These prediction markets you are breathlessly defending are gambling—pure and simple.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Wall Street has breathlessly tracked weekly the pill’s prescription volume, and the early numbers briefly lifted Novo’s long-struggling stock in January.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
Denna came to stand beside me and we waited breathlessly for a moment.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
