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The phrase "a breath held" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a moment of suspense or anticipation where someone is figuratively or literally holding their breath.
Example: "As the final seconds of the game ticked away, the crowd watched with a breath held, waiting for the outcome."
Alternatives: "a breath taken" or "a breath suspended".
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The project is like a breath held.
Potent, fragile and tender, "When I Forgot" is really the story of "When I Remembered," of a woman summoning the courage to unlock her memories and share them, and feeling the relief of exhaling a breath held too long.
A breath held.
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Participants were audibly cued to perform a breath hold at the end of expiration with voluntary resumption of breathing after holding for about 15-20 seconds.
Players took a deep breath, held their ground and forced a compromise.
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Few tasks are simpler to perform than a breath hold; however, the neural basis underlying this voluntary inhibitory behaviour, which must suppress spontaneous respiratory motor output, is unknown.
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