breathless
adjective
without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting.
breathlessly
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a word derived from
breathless.
Example Sentences
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On its surface, the controversy appears like absurd clickbait — a grown man breathlessly informing audiences that activists sometimes engage in activism.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
For those breathlessly keeping score, the Lakers began that second quarter with a 9-0 run that, dating back to the first quarter, was an incredible 21-2 smackdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
“These prediction markets you are breathlessly defending are gambling—pure and simple.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Wall Street has breathlessly tracked weekly the pill’s prescription volume, and the early numbers briefly lifted Novo’s long-struggling stock in January.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
I opened it breathlessly and read until I found it.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
