are breathing
- present progressive of breathe.
Example Sentences
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Many in the business community are breathing a sigh of relief that the conversation has shifted away from tax increases that would directly affect them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
With control of the number back in Del Orbe’s hands, advocates of problem gambling prevention in New Mexico are breathing a sigh of relief.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
“A lot of powerful people are breathing a sigh of relief over Epstein’s ‘suicide,'” he wrote in 2019.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
“We were worried, just because of what’s going on — the media explaining the negative possibilities that might happen in terms of what we are breathing in,” Sierra said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
None of them are breathing, and they do not move, and those eyes see nothing.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
