The phrase "a breathtaking example" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is exceptionally impressive or beautiful, often in the context of art, nature, or achievements.
Example: "The Grand Canyon is a breathtaking example of nature's artistry, drawing millions of visitors each year."
Alternatives: "an awe-inspiring instance" or "a stunning illustration".
It was a breathtaking example of coordination and precision.
Possible but pointless, doomed really, and a breathtaking example of wrongheadedness.
Watch this video (an excerpt from David Gallo's, a famous oceanographer, TED talk) to see a breathtaking example.
A ruling by a Federal District Court judge in Florida that the entire health care reform law is unconstitutional was a breathtaking example of judicial activism and overreach.
With the contemporary divorce culture's permission, too many parents are saying their happiness is more important than their children's well-being, a breathtaking example of America's moral decline.
"For the United States to tell us in the UK that we must surrender control of so much of our democracy is a breathtaking example of the principle of do as I say, not as I do.
Yet when Kronis leaves the stage with a rake to reappear on screen attacking grass, or when Alger dons glasses "to look slightly more intelligent than I am" and karate-chops an apple, it's hard to resist "Monster," a frequently breathtaking example of their kinesthetic ingenuity.
Another breathtaking example of a pyrocumulus cloud over the #CarrFire this week -- generated when the fire is so hot the air explodes upward, creating a new local weather pattern that can bring strong winds, lightning, and... new fires.
How can a book about digging holes in the desert become the most breathtaking example of storytelling at its best?
The speed with which a media brand can be built out — see Huffington Post for the most breathtaking example — means that the barriers to entry that made the media business the province of titans are gone.
The elegance of much of its city centre rises to a peak on Grey Street, the perfectly proportioned thoroughfare that is arguably England's most breathtaking example of 19th-century urban architecture.
