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Examples of second wind in a Sentence
The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind.
He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.
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Miramar has been up and down this season but appears to have caught its second wind following a 32-10 win over Heritage.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
By late Monday into Tuesday, the winds are expected to die down across the Southland before forecasters are calling for a second wind event, which is expected to hit Northern California first.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Huge international franchises such as NCIS, Death in Paradise and SEAL have been expanding, while others have gotten a second wind on streaming platforms.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
But voter discontent with the governments of Blair and Gordon Brown, along with the second wind that devolution gave to the SNP, transformed the electoral landscape.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
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Word History
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
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“Second wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20wind. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
second wind
noun
: new energy or ability to continue
Medical Definition
second wind
noun
: recovered full power of respiration after the first exhaustion during exertion due to improved heart action
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