breath
noun
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
breaths
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pluralof breath.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then, a few short breaths later, Sanders was running for, and winning, the Arkansas governor’s office once occupied by Bill Clinton.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
For the next seven hours he staggered and crawled upward, at times needing five or six breaths for every step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The academic recalled during the Apollo missions to the Moon, "we all held our breaths a little bit."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Thomson explained to the jury how family and staff had to wear gloves, masks, visors and aprons when they were with her mother but she said they "held her hand during her final breaths".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
I kept my eyes on the embers in the kiln, which pulsed with steady breaths like a sleeping cat.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
