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  • adverb In a breathless manner.

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  • adverb In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.

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  • adverb in a breathless manner

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Examples

  • "Shoot, Dad," he called breathlessly, as the cross hairs intersected the exact center of one of the spheres ten thousand feet below.

    "The War of the Planets" by Harl Vincent, part 12 Johnny Pez 2009

  • “Bye, West,” she calls breathlessly over her shoulder.

    Disenchanted Princess JULIE LINKER 2007

  • “Bye, West,” she calls breathlessly over her shoulder.

    Disenchanted Princess JULIE LINKER 2007

  • "I'm Kripo!" he called breathlessly and waved his identification card.

    Garden of Beasts Deaver, Jeffery 2004

  • "Paragon," he heard himself call breathlessly, as he had always called when the pain was too intense to bear.

    Ship Of Destiny Hobb, Robin 2000

  • Raistlin was prepared for Tasslehoff's arrival, having heard the kender shouting his name breathlessly six doors down and having heard the neighbors shout back to ask if he knew what time of the morning it was.

    The Soulforge Weis, Margaret 1998

  • "Hi!" he called breathlessly, as he tore down to Sleepy Hollow, where the others were having a laze.

    The Sea of Adventure Blyton, Enid 1948

  • Then I called breathlessly over the PRR to Noriel.

    NPR Topics: News 2009

  • Marie Colvin breathlessly reports in The Sunday Times that THE Palestinian group Hamas, blamed for last week’s massacre of eight students at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, has revealed that hundreds of its fighters have been trained in Iran.

    Third winner of the weekly NotaSheep "No shit, Sherlock" award Not a sheep 2008

  • Marie Colvin breathlessly reports in The Sunday Times that THE Palestinian group Hamas, blamed for last week’s massacre of eight students at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, has revealed that hundreds of its fighters have been trained in Iran.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Not a sheep 2008

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