They can also breathe air but for a very short period of time.

"You just kind of have to breathe and hope for the best."

"It was like being able to breathe for the first time in my life."

He wouldn't be able to breathe for half a minute.

She couldn't breathe for a moment, not until he looked away.

Most of them looked as if they'd stopped breathing for a bit.

She breathed hard for a moment, then said, All right.

He can breathe by himself for only 20 minutes at a time.

Mom was able to breathe on her own for a little more than three days.

You're going to feel like you can't breathe for a second.