breathless
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close, stifling, stuffy, suffocating
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In Argentina, some transitions leave you breathless. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "From Buenos Aires to the Chilean Coast: A Road Trip Across South America," 22 Aug. 2019 Its ability to leave you breathless and exhausted while thrilling in equal capacity could scarcely have been better showcased by this contest. — James Masters, CNN, "India crashes out to New Zealand in Cricket World Cup semifinal," 10 July 2019 On a breathless and brutal July night, West Fayette Street in downtown Baltimore seemed like the hottest block in a hot city. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Jacques Kelly: Baltimore summers before the advent of air conditioning were just 'Too Darn Hot'," 6 July 2019 At the end of the trail, let Jacob Ladder’s 180-step ascent leave you breathless. — Jennifer Adler, National Geographic, "10 perfect ways to cool off in the U.S.," 27 June 2019 Run time spent on a breathless recap of Nathan Peterman’s first preseason start (including—multiple—slow-motion replays of him scrambling): 3 minutes, 48 seconds. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Hard Knocks Recap: What We Learned About Jon Gruden and Antonio Brown's Feet," 14 Aug. 2019 When Courtney and Paul became a couple and later married, there were some breathless accounts of their relationship. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Courtney Kennedy and Paul Hill’s enduring agony," 3 Aug. 2019 The French airwaves have been filled with breathless live coverage of the race, with its 21 separate stages covering 3,480km (2,162 miles). — The Economist, "A French cyclist may win the Tour de France," 25 July 2019 Gorka’s breathless krakenization of the moment hyped that fact for those who might have missed it. — Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, "When Trump’s Sidekicks Treat Politics Like an Action Movie," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breathless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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