exhale
verb (used without object)
to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
have exhaled
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present perfectof exhale.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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Fans and players may have exhaled a sigh of relief after the nervy playoff win over second-division Hamburger SV on Monday but there has been little time to reflect or recover.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
After the premiere of “Giselle,” which opened at the Palace Theater here on Tuesday, everyone must have exhaled with relief.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2016
Dr. Deane was eagerly questioned, wherever he went; and if his garments could have exhaled the odors of his feelings, his questioners would have smelled aloes and asafoetida instead of sweet-marjoram and bergamot.
From The Story of Kennett by Bayard Taylor
Successive generations of men, struggling with sin, striving for purity, searching after God, have exhaled their spirits into the essence of religion, which is treasured in this costly vase.
From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by R. Heber Newton
So now I have exhaled some more,— Mephitically, as before!
From Misrepresentative Men by Harry Graham
