How do you use the word "breeze" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "breeze" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "breeze": The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze. Bill and John like to get together once a month to shoot the breeze.

Breeze Meaning

/bɹiːz/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA light, gentle wind.

nounAny activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.

Sentence Examples

The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.

Bill and John like to get together once a month to shoot the breeze.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

air picnic snap

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

A light ____ rustled the leaves of the trees near the lake.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

A cool ____ blew through the open window, making the room pleasant.

Word Origin & History

From the earlier (nautical) term brise, brize (“breeze”), from Middle English brees (“wind”). Ultimate origin obscure. Variously supposed to derive from a Germanic source like Saterland Frisian Briese (“breeze”), West Frisian brys (“a cool wind”), Dutch bries (“breeze”), early Dutch brysen (“to blow cool and fresh”), or from Spanish brisa (“northeast wind”). The earliest attestations are in Middle English brees (1460), Catalan brisa, and Italian brezza (all in 15th century), with Spanish (1504) and Portuguese briza (16th century) following closely after. The aforementioned Dutch cognates and French brise, however, are attested later than the term in English. The only internal hypothesis for any of those languages is a modification of Old Occitan bisa (“strong wind”), which is not widely accepted. Compare also Albanian breshër (“hail”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Into a gradual calm the breezes sink." — 1793, William Wordsworth, An Evening Walk:

"Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines." — 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 168:

"The eight-minute connection to East Midlands Railway is a breeze. The train is 170208, its First Class downrated, so I enjoy the wider seats for the hour to Ely, where I arrive a couple of minutes early." — 2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 54:

"Resting most of their first-choice players for Sunday's vital Euro 2024 qualifier against Croatia, Wales started with four debutants and breezed into an early lead thanks to headers by captain Ben Davies and Kieffer Moore." — 2023 October 11, Dafydd Pritchard, “Wales 4-0 Gibraltar”, in BBC Sport:

"She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection ..." — 2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to hell for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):

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