breath of fresh air

1. New and refreshing, as in His arrival was like a breath of fresh air. This term transfers the idea of fresh air to a new approach or welcome arrival, and has largely replaced both the earlier breath of heaven and breath of spring, although the latter is still heard occasionally. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

In an era of cable news grifting, bickering and blatant bigotry, progressive voices like these are a breath of fresh air.

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Others jockeying for contention are pitching themselves as offering a breath of fresh air.

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His lively melodies about love, hope and despair - embellished with catchy riffs - brought a breath of fresh air to an otherwise tense social milieu.

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“For the time being, it was kind of a breath of fresh air.”

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After a period dominated by the mumbled bars of Souncloud rap, her precision was a breath of fresh air.

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