Example Sentences

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It used to be breathtakingly expensive to visit Japan.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Sentencing him, Judge Vanessa Francis told Crump his offending was "breathtakingly harmful" and the trust placed in him meant he thought he "could get away with it".

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

It “rang his bell,” but he lived, despite a margin that was breathtakingly close.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Monday’s filing proves that this theory is offered in breathtakingly bad faith.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2025

Since the supercollider debacle particle physicists have set their sights a little lower, but even comparatively modest projects can be quite breathtakingly costly when compared with, well, almost anything.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson