How to Use sigh in a Sentence

sigh

1 of 2 verb
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  • The wind sighed through the trees.
  • He sighed with relief when he saw that he passed the test.
  • Widdle sighed, got up and moved to the other end of the couch.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Another friend looked at the screen in his hand and sighed, deeply.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 Oct. 2019
  • But with each pitch, hit and play, the group clapped, cheered and sighed together.
    — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2017
  • The song is a bouncy bop of a tune with a sighing ’50s chorus.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 24 Mar. 2020
  • That was the difference,’’ sighed Del Norte coach Leigh Cole.
    — Pomerado News, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The dog licked my face, tilted his head, then sighed like a human.
    — Andrew Richdale, GQ, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Magdalena sighed and pulled the comforter off the bed, dropping it in a heap on the floor.
    — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • The caller sighed, then said something that struck Schell as odd.
    — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The conversations of the ABC broadcast crew and the camera shots ... sigh.
    — Tom Noie, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2020
  • My boyfriend sighed, smiled ruefully and squeezed my hand, and then the host of the party came over to yank me onto the dance floor.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2018
  • But, still, sigh … This is a guy who missed an average of 35 games in the last three seasons with the Lakers.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • At the mention of one 90-degree day, first-timers sighed and gazed into the dark overcast skies.
    — Mike Kotsopoulos, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Tim Gallagher put his hand on a utility box in his back yard and sighed.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 1 June 2017
  • Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through.
    — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Soon, wakes from the boat traffic began splashing onto the rocks at the base of the bluff with sighing noises.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
  • At first, senior safety Chris Hawkins sighed at the setup.
    — Joey Kaufman, Orange County Register, 15 Apr. 2017
  • But a string of hot putting and iron play got him back on the right side of the cut line and made CBS executives sigh with relief.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
  • That was the sound of us sighing over these perfect cinnamon rolls.
    — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Jackson sighed when he was asked to relive that game Wednesday.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Now, hearing about the new restaurant’s foibles, Dudas sighed.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • Then the first of the men walk onto the stage, and the crowd—some 5,000 people—sigh their appreciation and shout their approval.
    — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2017
  • Every night, the apple tree would look up and sigh, believing that the stars in the sky were hanging from the branches of its tall friend.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Darryl Wrest: Brittany [sighs] found herself -- kind of between a rock and a hard place.
    — CBS News, 5 June 2018
  • Belinda walks with a limp and wears giant flowered shirts and sighs a lot.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • When Kuznetsov scored against Pittsburgh, Ovechkin closed his eyes, tilted back his head and sighed in relief.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 11 June 2018
  • When Annie goes home and proposes the same routine, Steve scoffs and sighs but, to placate her, goes along with it.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 June 2018
  • When Romeo did a split second, slightest-of-fake grab for the Vanderbilt hat, the state of Indiana got ready to sigh.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2018
  • Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark the foreheads of those who sigh and groan because of all the detestable practices that have been conducted in it.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023
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sigh

2 of 2 noun
  • Those faces tell you everything—the soft wince, the shake of the head, the sigh.
    — wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Take a deep breath and let it out in a huge, long, slow sigh.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
  • None of these men lived to see 35, and Bridges lets out a heavy sigh at the mention.
    — Gerrick Kennedy, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Bushman closed her eyes and let out a big sigh sealed with a smile.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • There was a thudding of feet on the stairs and a long sigh as someone came down.
    — Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Xavier let out a huge sigh and angrily dropped the club.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
  • The sound of the cork releasing from the bottle should be more of a sigh than cannon fire.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
  • That kind of play no doubt caused McVay to breathe a sigh of relief.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Troy Weaver and the Detroit Pistons can breathe a sigh of relief.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2023
  • For the first time all season, the Bengals were able to look up at the scoreboard and breathe a sigh of relief.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • There’s a sigh of relief from the YouTube people somewhere.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
  • If the culprit is a weevil, go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief—and maybe even check the critter out.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 12 July 2022
  • There’s one that gives me a massive sigh of relief of being now at a ready-to-wear brand.
    — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
  • One day, a breeze blows through his cottage and the pages of his book are — sigh — swept into a nearby lake.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • So start each day with a list of gratitude and end each day with a sigh of relief.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
  • And just like that, the Chicago Cubs hit the All-Star break with a sigh of relief, instead of a long losing streak.
    — Jay Cohen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2022
  • Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills just exhaled in a sigh of relief.
    — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
  • There’s often an audible sigh as the last breath comes out.
    — Jeremy N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Halpin took a sigh of relief and got ready for lights, camera, Vegas.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The only sound is Remi’s breathing and a sigh as the dog shifts her position.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Sometimes a woman need say nothing at all but let out a long, deep sigh.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2022
  • For now, though, foie gras fans and farmers can let out a deep sigh of relief—and take a bite of one of their favorite foods.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Genting Group was always a long shot but the incumbents will breathe a sigh of relief now.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • President Bill Clinton got rid of it in 1998, and the nation heaved a great sigh of relief.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • UConn fans can get this one out of the way and breathe a sigh of relief: All is good with Bueckers, who missed 19 games with a knee injury.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022
  • Christians, Jews and omelet fans can all breathe a sigh of relief as egg prices have dropped, at least a little bit.
    — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The bra is wire-free (insert sigh of relief here), and is made with wide straps and panels designed to smooth your sides.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The Cincinnati Bengals can now breathe a long sigh of relief entering the bye week.
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022
  • When the ball went through the uprights, players and fans across M&T Bank Stadium let out a deep sigh of relief.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Oct. 2022
  • When Julie Milavec thinks back on the past 12 months, her sigh gets long and heavy, almost comically so.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022

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