Collocations for sigh - noun
ADJ.
big, deep, great, heavy, huge | little, small, soft | long | heartfelt | resigned, weary | exaggerated | audible
There was an audible sigh of relief when the news came through that nobody was hurt.
There was an audible sigh of relief when the news came through that nobody was hurt.
collective
VERB + SIGH
breathe, give, heave, let out
I breathed a sigh of relief.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
repress, stifle, suppress | hear
SIGH + VERB
escape sb
A weary sigh escaped him.
A weary sigh escaped him.
PREP.
on a ~
She let out her breath on a sigh.
She let out her breath on a sigh.
with a ~
‘I suppose we''d better get back to work,’ he said with a heavy sigh.
‘I suppose we''d better get back to work,’ he said with a heavy sigh.
~ of
She gave a deep sigh of contentment.
She gave a deep sigh of contentment.
PHRASES
a sigh of relief