Examples of sigh

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The university sighed with relief when he went away.
She folds her arms, wrings her hands, periodically sighs.
Her sighs and sketches are calculated to charm her male companions.
Crying and whining were both considered to be negative vocalizations, as were sighing, fussing and sounds of discomfort.
Moods for saxophone and piano is in three movements: the first two are very slow, and are both characterized by insistent sighing motifs.
However, periodic expansion of the lungs occurs with sighs.
The audiotaped interview is transcribed verbatim, including pauses, chuckles, and sighs.
The puppet sighs with relief and says that he has finally learnt wisdom: with the loss of physical sight he has gained spiritual insight.
The house sighed, wishing it had not let him start.
There were deep sighs from annoyed bystanders, and in anticipation of a fracas cars were parked far away.
Then she stirred, sighing, and gently pushed him back.
The class also chose repeated sighs and choral effects triggered from synthesizer keyboards.
Instead, the libretto treats the sighs as a part of her surroundings, an outside phenomenon that acts upon her in strange ways.
Nature, which shares the namelessness and powerlessness of the poor, also shares the regret and, as in conventional pastoral elegy, sighs alongside the human mourners at the loss.
We heaved great sighs of relief.
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