How to Use exhale in a Sentence

exhale

verb
  • She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.
  • The touchdown gave the Ravens a 24-10 lead and their fans room to exhale.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
  • At the end of it, Looney lay flat on his back, closed his eyes and exhaled.
    Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Inhale for a count of 5, hold for a count of 1, then exhale for a count of 5.
    Sivan Fagan, SELF, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Inhale through your nose for the count of four, and exhale through your mouth for the count of six.
    Jeannine Amber, Essence, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Inhale for a count of 4, hold for 1, then exhale for a count of 6.
    Sivan Fagan, SELF, 27 Oct. 2022
  • That alone is reason to exhale as the Browns approach the draft.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Take a five-count breath in, hold it for five counts and five counts to exhale through your nose.
    Colleen Reilly, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Then, exhale and drive the ground away to stand back up with abs engaged and back flat.
    Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The brace came off, and Jamail Spivey Jr. could exhale.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Pause briefly, then exhale and bend the same leg and arm so the knee and the elbow move toward your core.
    Julia Sullivan, Women's Health, 6 July 2023
  • Then, exhale and drive the ground away to stand back up with your abs engaged and your back flat.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Press off the floor with both feet to stand back up, squeezing your glutes and exhaling at the top.
    Men's Health, 19 July 2023
  • Then, exhale completely (through the mouth) to make a whoosh sound.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Inhale for a count of two to four and exhale for the same, Yu recommends.
    Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Now, take a deep breath into your belly and your chest and exhale out of your mouth.
    Francesca Sipma, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • In other words, breath in for four beats, hold for four beats, exhale for four beats, hold for four beats.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The guy just exhales smoke, head slightly nodding to the music.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
  • Rose exhales the unworldly wail of the very young, Helen lies down with Rose at her breast.
    Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Troy Aikman and the mostly anonymous knights of the keyboard might want to exhale.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Given the scariness of the scene, the tweet provided a reason to exhale.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Andy took a hit from the pipe, chewed it vigorously, and exhaled.
    Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
  • To remove them from your cart, flare your left nostril twice, then exhale for one full minute.
    Grace Henes, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Inhale the aromatic cedar and pine that the home was built with, and exhale all the stress from your regular life.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
  • To practice this, breathe in for three seconds, then hold your breath for one, and exhale out for six seconds.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Soon, the Bruins were back up by 11 points and everybody could exhale.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Austin Ekeler scored from a yard out to produce a 16-point lead and a chance to finally exhale.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
  • The lungs are then filled completely with another breath, and then the breath is slowly exhaled out the mouth.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Memories surfaced of the struggle to exhale, to think, to imagine a way out.
    Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2021
  • In just a few harrowing moments, Belle churned through the rough waters, and her crew exhaled.
    Katherine Rosman Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023

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