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sighs

  • plural
    of sigh.
    sigh
    verb (used without object)
    to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
  • present tense form
    of sigh (3rd person singular).
    sigh
    verb (used without object)
    to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.

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Lorraine Ali acknowledges the front-runners, but sighs, “My perfect-universe picks? ‘

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Walking out of the car park at Steel Rigg, with Hadrian's Wall rising steeply out of the morning mist, Margaret Anderson sighs.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

You want something that sits up in the spoon, not something that sighs into a puddle.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

For years, Wall Street worried that the market’s gains were too concentrated in the Magnificent Seven big tech stocks, and there were sighs of relief whenever that rally broadened out.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Dad returns his gaze to the urn and sighs.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone