Examples of “breathing” in a Sentence

noun The process of drawing air into and out of the lungs.

• The doctor listened to his breathing and said his chest sounded clear.
• Heavy breathing could be heard from the runners as they crossed the line.
• The instructor guided them through slow, controlled breathing.

adj Alive; living.

• He was the only breathing soul left in the abandoned village.
• Not a single breathing person was in sight on the empty street.
• Every breathing creature in the forest fell silent.