How to Use breathe a sigh of relief in a Sentence

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  • That kind of play no doubt caused McVay to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2023
  • For the first time all season, the Bengals were able to look up at the scoreboard and breathe a sigh of relief.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Only then do the team members breathe a sigh of relief.
    Sira Thierij, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That means Wall Street can breathe a sigh of relief as no 2008-style collapse looks to be on the cards - for now, at least.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The nation can breathe a sigh of relief with Hamlin back to breathing on his own.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Genting Group was always a long shot but the incumbents will breathe a sigh of relief now.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Those worried about the future of the Red River Showdown can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Dallas News, 20 June 2022
  • Christians, Jews and omelet fans can all breathe a sigh of relief as egg prices have dropped, at least a little bit.
    Joan Elovitz Kazan, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • That's when Helm will finally breathe a sigh of relief.
    Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2021
  • UConn fans can get this one out of the way and breathe a sigh of relief: All is good with Bueckers, who missed 19 games with a knee injury.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022
  • Having completed the two-games-in-six-days road tour to open the season, U of L can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2022
  • If by some miracle in comes in less than that, investors can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 18 July 2022
  • Customers sweating over a lack of lashing points can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The Portland Thorns can breathe a sigh of relief with Sophia Smith’s injury not as serious as some feared.
    oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Pies and Cakes Pies and cakes are cleared for take-off as well, so holiday travelers can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • Investors worried that bank turmoil will drag down muni prices have so far been able to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Heather Gillers, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • UConn women’s basketball fans can breathe a sigh of relief.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Denver Nuggets and center Nikola Jokic can breathe a sigh of relief.
    oregonlive, 8 May 2023
  • If all checks out, mission controllers will finally breathe a sigh of relief.
    NBC News, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The report isn’t a reason to breathe a sigh of relief and stop worrying about social media’s effects.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • For these reasons, bird enthusiasts may breathe a sigh of relief—and rightly so.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Despite the online chatter, the show hasn't officially been canceled either, so fans of the series can breathe a sigh of relief for now.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Meatball fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as IKEA also confirmed that the store will contain a cafe alongside the various room-sets from which to browse products.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Baseball fans everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief: Thursday is Opening Day.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2023
  • After Kari agrees to help by passing information through Dan to the flight official in touch with Doug, both the Whites and flight officials begin to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Finally, vaccines for the littlest ones: Working parents everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief now that the CDC has signed off on vaccines for the youngest children.
    Jena McGregor, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • But 9-1-1 fans can breathe a sigh of relief after Fox announced that the hit drama series has an official season 6 release date.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 June 2022
  • Best Take is going to let parents of active kids breathe a sigh of relief (while perhaps also inducing mild panic).
    WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Paltrow, dressed in a blue blazer and striped dress shirt, sat quietly as the verdict was read, at one point lowering her head slightly and appearing to breathe a sigh of relief.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023

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