Example Sentences

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The dragon had been breathing fire, and Turensek was impressed, wondering how the crew could “let the whole thing catch on fire and still be operational.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

But it would take decades for people to realize what they had been breathing in.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

But streaming had been breathing down its neck; admissions had actually been flat or dropping by small amounts in recent years.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

Here is an example of a patient I might evaluate in my work as a high-risk pregnancy doctor: My patient had been breathing OK after the cesarean delivery, but now she’s not.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2020

They had been breathing in ash that coated their throats, the particles of dust sucking their mouth dry, just like it did the smaller springs that had fed into the Green River.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone