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  • noun Plural form of lungful.

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Examples

  • It was like being born again as my head crunched through the hoary crust, and I gasped in great lungsful of air.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • I balanced myself on my staff, taking in great lungsful of air, licking my dry lips and wiping the stinging perspiration from my eyes.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • It was like being born again as my head crunched through the hoary crust, and I gasped in great lungsful of air.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • I balanced myself on my staff, taking in great lungsful of air, licking my dry lips and wiping the stinging perspiration from my eyes.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • It was like being born again as my head crunched through the hoary crust, and I gasped in great lungsful of air.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • I balanced myself on my staff, taking in great lungsful of air, licking my dry lips and wiping the stinging perspiration from my eyes.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • He gasped in lungsful of air and felt a sharp stabbing pain.

    Dark Allies Peter David 1999

  • She watched him uneasily as he took in great lungsful of air, using all of his strength to hold himself stiff.

    A World Out of Time Niven, Larry 1976

  • His ragged lungsful of air came in great gasps and he doubted if he could take the exertion of more tree travel now.

    Star Hunter Andre Norton 1958

  • He lay inhaling great lungsful of pure, invigorating air.

    The Mad King 1914

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