Example Sentences

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As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

By late afternoon, most test-takers walk out of school gates, exhaling with relief and embracing the family members waiting outside.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

She drew a fizzy bath, did some deep breathing, and upon exhaling, pulled.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

Mindful breathing exercises — patterned sets of inhaling and exhaling — are a simple, efficient and do-anywhere method of addressing anxiety, and this toy-like Breathing Buddha is designed to help in two ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

He spoke in short bursts, inhaling air, exhaling words.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom