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Meanings of faint breath in English

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Usage of faint breath in English
1
Ashton-Kirk leaned back in his chair with a faint breath of triumph.
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
2
He gave me a faint smile, and I drew a faint breath.
The Name of the Wind
3
Yet he lived; his faint breath was plainly perceptible in the frosty air.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
4
To his keen nostrils came a faint breath of the sea.
Through stained glass / A Novel
5
He just heard the rasp of fabric behind him and a faint breath.
Aspho Fields
6
A faint breath of ambergris was borne to his nostrils.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
7
A faint breath of cool air, barely noticeable, came wafting in from the lake.
Don't Cry Tai Lake
8
The Underworld strengthened that faint breath to a breeze, then to a chill wind.
Relic of the Dawn
9
A faint breath in her throat tells him that she knows what he means.
The new yorker
10
A faint breath of music from the band-stand in the park floated into the Rectangle.
In His Steps
11
The flame of the lamp flickered as though a faint breath had passed over it.
Novel Notes
12
A faint breath of a whimper floated to him.
A Man Four-Square
13
A faint breath of Spring stirred Miss Evelina's veil.
A Spinner in the Sun
14
Just the first faint breath of love, so light she probably didn't notice it herself.
The Wise Man’s Fear
15
From ahead came a faint breath of cooler air.
Forge of Darkness
16
The lake seemed untouched by the faint breath of wind that blew from the distant shore.
The Sky Line of Spruce
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