breathe
verb (used without object)
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
had breathed
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past perfectof breathe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By Saturday evening, much of the region had breathed a collective sigh of relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
Mr Thomson said organisers had breathed a sigh of relief over the weather after days of disruption across the country from Storm Gerrit.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2023
Even before the announcement was made, late on Monday by a finance minister in the capital, Colombo, markets had breathed a sigh of relief.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
“When they did get to orbit safely, I had breathed a huge sigh of relief.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
It clouded over, as if a dragon had breathed on it, and then it cleared.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
