exhale
verb (used without object)
to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
exhaled
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past participleof exhale.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof exhale.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
exhaleverb (used without object)to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
Example Sentences
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I exhaled with a smile, knowing I took the very best of L.A. with me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“American Patriarch” is a tonic reminder that, from its very beginnings, our republic has exhaled a whiff of the miraculous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
A similar quarantine design had been used in earlier research, along with specialized testing of exhaled breath developed by Milton and his colleagues.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
The researchers used drones carrying sterile petri dishes to capture droplets from the exhaled breath of humpback, fin and sperm whales, combined with skin biopsies taken from boats.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
He exhaled with a shudder, his arms giving up on the sweet, lost phantom of Sarai.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
