breathe
verb (used without object)
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
have breathed
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present perfectof breathe.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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But there is a positive atmosphere in No 10 too, one source telling me that the face-offs between Badenoch and Burnham have "breathed new life into the Labour versus Tory dynamic".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Why Bessent’s Treasury operations have breathed life back into the gold trade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Gunners have breathed new life into City's title challenge with disappointing draws at Brentford and Wolves since Pep Guardiola's men last played in the Premier League.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Millions of Americans may have breathed a sigh of relief when the federal government declared the national pandemic emergency to have ended as of May 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Yes, he and Geisbert might have breathed it into their lungs.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
