Examples of 'held their breath' in a sentence
Meaning of "held their breath"
Held their breath: Describes the action of suspending one's breath, often metaphorically, in anticipation, anxiety, or tension
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held their breath
Everyone held their breath fearing an explosion.
Large segments of society held their breath.
Both held their breath and listened.
And then they held their breath.
People held their breath in hopes that their candidate would win.
Boys stood and held their breath.
Population held their breath in anticipation of the struggle between two.
Even the animals held their breath.
Markets held their breath an waiting for.
It was as if all the animals held their breath.
Everyone held their breath this year.
Around the world people held their breath.
They crowd held their breath in astonishment.
The other geisha hid and held their breath.
Everyone held their breath and waited nervously.
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The whole crew just held their breath.
And everyone held their breath at the announcement of his absence.
When she started to rise from the chair everyone held their breath.
Now they held their breath.
The engines that still worked continued running as witnesses held their breath.
While mortals held their breath.
Everyone held their breath to see who would win the presidential election.
Eighty people held their breath.
They all held their breath as they waited to see what would happen.
Everyone here held their breath.
Everyone held their breath and focused on the event that happened in front of them.
Anxious fans held their breath.
The two held their breath while the man came down the stairs.
League members held their breath.
Everyone held their breath at the face behind the mask.
Everyone was watching the scene with curious eyes and held their breath in suspense.
Or they held their breath.
The drums beat and the flutes sang and the spectators held their breath.
Americans held their breath.
As each blow fell and I groaned the others held their breath.
On the quayside thousands held their breath as it slowly approached them.
The engines that worked kept running, and witnesses held their breath.
Anyone who has held their breath underwater has freediver.
The Canadian team and its fans held their breath.
Burundians have held their breath on the eve of the summit.
Cinephiles and the whole French cinema industry held their breath last weekend.
Anyone who has held their breath underwater has freedived.
There was dead silence ; everyone held their breath.
Many experts held their breath waiting for the day to come.
They looked into each other 's eyes and simultaneously held their breath.
The engineers said to me they held their breath with every shuttle launch.
They held their breath and prayed to God in the hour of death.
It was once thought that pufferfish held their breath in order to display this behavior.
The moment those words came out, all of the cultivators around held their breath.
Time stopped as the women held their breath and stared at the young man.
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Was held up this morning shortly after opening
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Cause your breath smells like toenails
Just give me a couple minutes to catch my breath
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