make sb breathless

Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words

to cause someone to be out of breath

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Examples (10)

  • Running up five flights of stairs will make you breathless.
  • The steep climb to the summit made us all breathless.
  • Even a short walk makes my grandmother breathless these days.
  • The intense workout was designed to make the athletes breathless and push their limits.
  • Chasing after the runaway dog made him breathless.
  • The sudden sprint for the bus made me completely breathless.
  • High altitude can easily make inexperienced climbers breathless.
  • The sheer beauty of the view from the mountaintop was enough to make you breathless.
  • His sudden, shocking announcement made everyone in the room breathless.
  • Any kind of strenuous activity will make him breathless due to his asthma.