Example Sentences

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You have been sighing twenty times during the last half-hour.

From Ruth by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

But independent of the stroke in itself, I have been sighing upon the ruin of the plans I had proposed towards a useful co-operation upon the coasts of America.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various

Would you leave the captivating Rollina in the lurch, and throw away the golden opportunity you have been sighing for for two months?

From Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 by Various

I am now enjoying what I have been sighing for ever since I started on my summer excursion, quietude and seclusion.

From Gleanings by the Way by Clark, John A.

Now, you and our good friend Bluff here have been sighing for a chance to prove which one possesses the biggest lungs.

From The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island by Allen, Quincy