Example Sentences

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Since changes were introduced last summer to prioritise those in most urgent need, the proportion of patients arriving at hospital who were breathing after a cardiac or respiratory arrest improved during December.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

As the bowls rang through the paddock, it felt as though the trees, horses and guests were breathing as one.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

The intensity of the bioluminescence corresponded with the concentration of oxygen, which the researchers demonstrated by changing the amount of oxygen in the air the animals were breathing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

It was a time when Maori were breathing new life into their culture and language, and fighting for reparations and confiscated land.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

They were buried in the snow and were breathing through the holes.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell