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How to use bated breath in a sentence

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For the next four days, the nation and the world watched with bated breath to see whether a full-scale core meltdown would follow.
As the 1000-odd crowd assembled at the spot watched with bated breath, the personnel started pulling the rope up with utmost care.
Well, the American people don't sit around the table waiting with bated breath for the president to speak.
We await with bated breath your musings on other complicated hygiene issues.
The world looks on with bated breath as two old rivals get together moulding their swords into sickles and ploughshares.
While we wait with bated breath, the meaningless one day jamboree rambles on.
The crowd of spectators sat on the edges of their seats, waiting with bated breath for the drop of the violet flag.
The inbound tourism industry is waiting with bated breath the re-introduction of the 12-day derogation.
Ordinary citizens were here waiting with bated breath to hear what this government would say and do about their number one priority, health care.
We're all sitting with bated breath, wondering if and when we're going to go fishing.
As researchers show how the two diseases are very much alike, I'm waiting with bated breath to see what kind of biological differences, if any, these eggheads might find.
Throughout Christmas eve and day, the world is monitoring with bated breath.
Hawking took 10 minutes to build up the answer on his computer and the audience waited with bated breath.
We all may have waited with bated breath for Wiig's big, first post-Bridesmaids, post-SNL star vehicle.
With bated breath, the hotel later welcomed the Who's Keith Moon, who checked in dressed as a cop before handcuffing two strangers together.
She clenched her fists tightly, awaiting his answer with bated breath.
We are therefore looking forward with bated breath to the first meeting between President Kostunica and Mr Rugova.
We are now waiting with bated breath to see whether Turkey will push ahead with political development on its own initiative.
In the fall of 1996, hundreds of thousands of TV viewers followed the adventures of the beautiful Marguerite Volant with bated breath.
Faster, higher, stronger: in the run up to the Winter Games in Vancouver 2010, the Olympic motto is keeping the world with bated breath.
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Examples from Classical Literature
He waited with bated breath, expecting her amazement, her indignation, her distress.
Old Sir John lies buried at Cuby, and the countrypeople talk of the last bearer of the name with bated breath.
The knot of spectators around the table watched with bated breath.
The first words which he said were spoken sacredly, with bated breath.
Dorothy listened with bated breath, then turned quickly to Katy.
They look upon us as amateurs and speak of Scotland Yard with bated breath.
In the political clubs, his passing was discussed with bated breath.
To flee was impossible, so with bated breath he stood his ground.
Serina listened with bated breath as Horace read the confirmation.
With bated breath and beating heart he moved toward the Rhetor.
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