breather
noun
a pause, as for breath.
breathers
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pluralof breather.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The idea of Cirque du Soleil might invite images of extravagant live shows with clowns, acrobats and fire breathers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
Sometimes they appeared to be catching midweek breathers to heal their battered bodies.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
During breathers when she’s standing away from the Washington Mystics’ sideline.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
With the air breathers, there’s different ways that oil gets into their bodies and one of them is basically aspirating the oil, which gets into the lungs and the circulatory system.
From The Verge ● Oct. 8, 2021
Pretty soon it sounded like the five other breathers in the shed had left.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
