Example Sentences

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"Like many people, I am breathing a sign of relief tonight, knowing that Robert Card is no longer a threat to anyone ... Now is the time to heal," Mills said.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023

And I am transfixed, I am breathing consciously, I still have yet to accept that this is really happening.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2020

The simple answer is I am breathing, but I’m not OK.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2020

I am convinced that I am breathing more farts than air.

From Economist • Mar. 27, 2018

I am breathing hard, and I should have waited to knock so I could catch my breath, but No, I think, I’m in too much of a hurry.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven