exhaled; exhaling
1
a
: to breathe out
she exhaled a sigh
b
: to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit
2
archaic
: to cause to be emitted in vapor
Examples of exhale in a Sentence
She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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He was either shrouded in haze (the gasps of the fog machine eventually became indistinguishable from the vapor being collectively exhaled by the crowd) or obscured by low-angle backlighting.
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Sporting clung to the 2-1 lead through six minutes of stoppage time and exhaled after the final whistle.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Inhale for four seconds, hold for four, and exhale slowly for eight.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Of course there is, but we’re invited to exhale from its consequences too easily.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Sporting clung to the 2-1 lead through six minutes of stoppage time and exhaled after the final whistle.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Inhale for four seconds, hold for four, and exhale slowly for eight.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Of course there is, but we’re invited to exhale from its consequences too easily.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhale
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“Exhale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhale. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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exhale
verb
ex·hale
eks-ˈhāl 
exhaled; exhaling
1
: to breathe out
2
: to send forth (as gas or odor)
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