Examples of second wind in a Sentence
The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind.
He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.
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The stock market, which rumbled into 2025 like a long-distance runner getting its second wind, now seems to be out of breath.
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
But others have found a second wind after the Palestinian cause struggled to maintain momentum on campus this year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
In the late 1990s, Stone caught her second wind: A set of early demos reached an A&R executive at Arista Records, who signed her to record a solo debut album.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2025
Cole’s career got a second wind as a darker, edgier, more artsy version of Jughead in Riverdale (2017–2023), a multi-genre reimagining of the Archie comics.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
But others have found a second wind after the Palestinian cause struggled to maintain momentum on campus this year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
In the late 1990s, Stone caught her second wind: A set of early demos reached an A&R executive at Arista Records, who signed her to record a solo debut album.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2025
Cole’s career got a second wind as a darker, edgier, more artsy version of Jughead in Riverdale (2017–2023), a multi-genre reimagining of the Archie comics.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Second wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20wind. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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