Examples of 'held her breath' in a sentence

Meaning of "held her breath"

held her breath: to stop breathing momentarily, often due to anticipation, nervousness, or anxiety

How to use "held her breath" in a sentence

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held her breath
She held her breath like a dolphin.
She fell silent and held her breath.
She held her breath and jumped.
The young girl flinched and held her breath.
She held her breath and whispered.
She hid behind the door and held her breath.
She held her breath and listened again.
A familiar pang squeezed her heart and she held her breath until it passed.
Mary held her breath expecting the worst.
To our great surprise, she held her breath for three minutes.
She held her breath until she passed out.
The first one kind of glanced away, but then the second one held her breath.
Eyes and held her breath.
She held her breath and waited for their mouths to connect.
Scotland held her breath.

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She held her breath and placed her ear against the door.
And as the Traders kicked off to the Sabers, Liz held her breath.
She held her breath.
Back on Earth, Margaret Hamilton held her breath.
Mary held her breath.
For the moment, she held her breath.
Nell held her breath.
He blinked, and Lea held her breath.
Kim held her breath.
When I said “ stop now ”, Yamada-sensei really held her breath.
Claire held her breath.
Iris held her breath until he was out of sight.
The longest time she has ever held her breath is 5 minutes and 2 seconds.
She held her breath for us for five full minutes.
And then she held her breath and waited.
She held her breath upside down for over two minutes.
Bella held her breath.
Lyra held her breath and fell deeper into that strange dream.
Tanesha held her breath.
She had held her breath so long she was starting to turn blue.
Alone, Jennifer held her breath and listened.
Clemence held her breath as the woman seemed to be looking for them.
At that moment, Geum-ja held her breath and struggled to break free.
Daria held her breath a moment, then finally spoke.
Mariam always held her breath as she watched him go.
Mo Yanyu held her breath as fear could be seen in her eyes.
Morgan held her breath.
Geum-ja held her breath and struggled to break free.
Lexie held her breath.
Now, she held her breath that long because that 's the amount of time.
Lilian even held her breath once and managed to faint.
Lois almost held her breath waiting for his answer.
I mean, for one, she held her breath underwater a full minute longer than any of us.
The Holy Woman held her breath as she processed Bulk 's words.
And when she's held her breath long enough, you let her go.

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