Example Sentences

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Some have sighed and eventually rolled up their sleeves; others have drawn a distinction between fetal cell lines being used in development of a medication versus being used in testing.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2021

Watching on Wednesday night from his latest franchise-league outpost as England ran out of ideas, Sven might just have sighed a little to himself.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2018

Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex You might have sighed a little, surveying the latest reports of the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary shows.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2012

I don’t remember my parents’ reaction, but they must have sighed inwardly.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2011

“Heavens” was what Aunt Kitty might have sighed just then as she watched me strut, my full skirts knocking over the umbrella stand.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan