second wind
nounDefinition of second wind
: renewed energy or endurance
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The first pours from political orators; the second winds around friends at a bar. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, "Is the Internet Making Writing Better?," 26 July 2019 The Nordex Acciona plant is the second wind turbine blade plant to open in Matamoros over the past year. — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, "Matamoros wind turbine blade plant to supply U.S. and Latin American projects," 17 June 2019 Buy it: Lululemon Basic Balm, $14, shop.lululemon.com After back-to-back days of working out, the dry shampoo gave my oily scalp a second wind. — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, "I Sweat My Way Through Lululemon's New Line of Exercise-Friendly Beauty Products," 11 July 2019 Rihanna, likely recovering from a gnarly hangover thanks to Seth Meyers, got her second wind at the BET Awards on Sunday night. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "No One Had A Better BET Awards Show Than Rihanna," 24 June 2019 The battle itself appeared to have entered a light breathing spell during which the Allies can gather their second wind while building up for a stronger thrust. — Wes Gallagher, Houston Chronicle, "U.S. TROOPS CAPTURE MONTEBOURG," 9 June 2019 Maybe Durant, who was spotted entering and exiting the non-public portion of Golden State’s practice Sunday, gives them a second wind. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Warriors' wishful thinking on Kevin Durant has been just as destructive as his absence," 8 June 2019 The more optimistic read is that if home-price growth slows, inventory continues to swell and mortgage rates stabilize that could give the housing market a brief second wind, as buyers rush back in before rates rise further. — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, "Once-Hot Housing Market Likely to Cool Further in 2019," 23 Dec. 2018 In the middle of San Antonio’s culinary tumult, even the city’s traditional foods are getting a second wind. — Mike Sutter, WSJ, "The Best Under-the-Radar Food Destination in the U.S.," 19 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'second wind.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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