Examples of 'holding their breath' in a sentence

Meaning of "holding their breath"

holding their breath - This phrase describes a state where someone stops breathing for a short period as a reaction to anticipation, anxiety, or suspense. It is often used figuratively to depict waiting anxiously for an outcome or result

How to use "holding their breath" in a sentence

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holding their breath
Holding their breath or having difficulty breathing.
But they are not holding their breath.
Holding their breath for you.
The other boys were holding their breath.
Holding their breath before taking the test.
Most countries are still holding their breath.
Holding their breath they carried me to the yard.
I think that they are holding their breath.
Holding their breath in anticipation.
I feel like everyone is holding their breath.
Holding their breath.
I hope nobody there is holding their breath.
Most are not holding their breath for the changes to take root.
The financial markets are holding their breath.
They are holding their breath wondering when it will be okay to start living again.

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Lots of nervous folks are holding their breath.
While still holding their breath they are to swallow and then immediately cough after swallowing.
People here are holding their breath.
It just felt like everybody was just glued to their consoles and holding their breath.
So they are not holding their breath.
Holding their breath until they turn blue?
Bolivians are not holding their breath.
Many will be holding their breath and crossing their fingers until February.
I hope nobody was holding their breath.
They're holding their breath wondering when to start living again.
I hope no one is holding their breath.
After holding their breath for a few seconds, patients are instructed to slowly exhale.
I hope no one was holding their breath.
Everyone 's holding their breath for how you are gonna follow up Libya.
Everyone stopped holding their breath.
The beating of war drums was getting more rapid, many people were holding their breath.
Everyone is holding their breath.
So at tribal council i think everyone was holding their breath.
Are kind of holding their breath.
As miraculously quiet as though two hundred people were holding their breath.
Patients should continue holding their breath for as long as is comfortable.
I think some people were literally holding their breath.
The economic equivalent of holding their breath is to table buying and hiring decisions.
Everyone here in the audience is holding their breath.
So apologies to anyone holding their breath and waiting for the final book.
The person sitting next to you is holding their breath.
Season two left viewers holding their breath and anxiously waiting for the new season.
Everyone is in their place and holding their breath.
Everybody will be holding their breath to see if I get drunk and make a scene.
And the men are literally holding their breath.
They waited, holding their breath with difficulty.
I am sure the dodger fans are holding their breath.
Maybe they are holding their breath till I find them.
Everybody during that time was holding their breath.
So, fans are holding their breath waiting for more information.

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