How to Use exhalation in a Sentence

exhalation

noun
  • Paintings sing it at night, an exhalation, even though all of those words are wrong.
    — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The exhalations are fast and short.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Masks with holes, masks made of lace or mesh, or masks with exhalation valves or vents will not be allowed.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Plus, a quick exhalation is a lot more comfortable than a swab up the nose.
    — Katie Jennings, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Note that a small amount of air remains in the lungs even after exhalation.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024
  • Complete five of these knee lifts on each side, making sure to do each knee lift on the exhalation.
    — Lisa Charles, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Smoke rises from the stage like the sulfurous exhalations of hell.
    — Vulture, 10 May 2023
  • Every few moments the humpback lets loose a loud exhalation that sounds like a wet snore.
    — National Geographic, 25 Apr. 2017
  • Neck gaiters and masks with exhalation valves are not permitted.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • All of which leads to an ending that doubles as a cathartic exhalation.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Neither are face masks with slits, exhalation valves or punctures.
    — Elliott Hester, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Face shields and masks with exhalation valves do not count, the Brewers' website said.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2021
  • One measures the volume of air in the lungs and triggers muscles for exhalation.
    — Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
  • Otherwise, masks are to worn at all times; gaiters and masks with exhalation values are not allowed.
    — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Breathing in through your nose and out through the mouth, focus on each inhalation and exhalation.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Breathing in through your nose and out through the mouth, focus on each inhalation and exhalation.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Bandanas, neck gaiters and masks with exhalation valves are not permitted.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Breathe in through your nose and out through the mouth, focusing on each inhalation and exhalation.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Feel the cat’s breath, and deepen your own inhalations and exhalations.
    — David Gelles, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2016
  • Rooney’s first two novels read like one long exhalation, but this one sometimes requires an inhaler.
    — Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Masks that come with an exhalation valve are more comfortable to wear, but more dangerous for others.
    — refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • While the study looked at the amount of heat loss for one inhalation and exhalation, the role breathing rate plays remains unclear.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Dec. 2023
  • When wearing a mask with an exhalation valve, cover the valve with a piece of tape, Srikrishna says.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 7 June 2023
  • This high-pitched whistling noise happens during exhalation because of a blockage in the lung passages.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
  • After the male hysteria of the hours before, there was a feeling of exhalation.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Patricia’s exhalation of smoke filled the air with a comforting smell.
    — Hazlitt, 26 July 2023
  • The weight began to be lifted the minute the final out was recorded, an exhalation that had been a dozen seasons in the making.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And the best way to cut that down was masks that minimize not so much the inhalation of those aerosol particles but their exhalation.
    — Megan Molteni, Wired, 2 July 2020
  • In the lungs, ethanol is transferred from the blood into air, so the device can detect alcohol in your exhalation.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 7 Sep. 2020
  • That distance also helps keep the masks dry, unlike other types of masks that may become damp from exhalation throughout the day.
    — Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 8 Jan. 2022

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