Sentence examples for breaking wind from inspiring English sources

"breaking wind" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is another way of saying "passing gas" or "farting." Example: The room fell silent as the speaker accidentally broke wind mid-sentence.

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A staggering 49 per cent encountered passengers breaking wind.

No, Guve explains, the actor wasn't breaking wind for real.

But, while breaking wind is the joke trigger in that bit, no one "breaks" except the audience.

And it is where the demon Malacoda bids you farewell by making a "trumpet of his rump" — breaking wind, musically.

There's a joke to be made about breaking wind here, I'm sure, but I'm currently too depressed to make it.

"Then we thought, 'Why not make it funny?' " They came up with the idea of one of them breaking wind.

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Baby just broke wind and woke up.

Someone had broken wind in church.

"A candidate breaks wind in public and suddenly it's a scandal.

When they enter the elevator to go downstairs, Tomlin very loudly breaks wind.

And then he breaks wind to the rhythm of The Blue Danube.

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