breathe
verb (used without object)
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
has breathed
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present perfectof breathe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For now, the discovery of a single young shark has breathed new life into a long-running mystery.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
City boss Pep Guardiola this week called Arsenal the "best team in the world", but Arsenal's three-game winless run in the league has breathed new life into the title race.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
She looks at the stretching salt flats, and the water that has breathed life into their barren land.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
And this kind of frenzy has breathed new life into numerous wild claims about Swift.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
"And so it has," breathed Tertius, and he twitched, once, twice, three times, and then was stiff.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
