Example Sentences

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“It’s not going to be a fairytale ending,” John Terry had sighed shortly after announcing his own premature Chelsea exit in January last year.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2017

Hamre, numbed by the technical detail, had sighed and said, “Ken, you’re giving me a headache.”

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2016

Many observers, over the week, had sighed that it was far too much fuss and carry-on over a football bust-up, and the case should never have come to court.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2012

Dr. Thinh had sighed apologetically: "I am terribly sorry to have led you into this adventure."

From Time Magazine Archive

My dad had sighed when I told him that.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin