The pressure in her chest was so sudden and strong it made her breath short.

The depth of love in his eyes made her catch her breath.

When he phoned, his voice made her catch her breath.

I made my own breath slow and even.

It made one's breath come faster or one's hair stand on end, according to temperament.

The cause of her death made Annie's breath come short.

He made that sobbing sound again, his breath hot inside my mouth.

What she saw in his eyes made her catch her breath.

The awe that filled Hikaru's heart seemed to make his breath short.

"Stay put," she whispered to Cady, trying to make her breath last to the end of that short sentence.