1
a
: a light gentle wind
b
: a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
2
: something easily done : cinch
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breezed; breezing
1
: to move swiftly and airily
breezed past the protesters
2
: to make progress quickly and easily
breezed through the exam
breezed to victory
: residue from the making of coke or charcoal
Examples of breeze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
that assignment will be a breeze
Verb
Look who just breezed in!
He breezed past us without so much as a nod.
She breezed through the test.
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CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
There is also seating on the outdoor Thomson Plaza where guests can catch the Miami breeze blowing Ultra’s music your way until curtain.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Other parties are making noises about suing over the way the deal breezed through regulatory review, requiring just four months and not being put to a vote of the full commission at the FCC.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Temperatures will struggle to reach 50° on Saturday afternoon, with a chilly breeze.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
There is also seating on the outdoor Thomson Plaza where guests can catch the Miami breeze blowing Ultra’s music your way until curtain.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Texas starter Dylan Volantis, who's been pitching on the edge of trouble all afternoon, gave up a two-out single but otherwise breezed through the bottom of the fourth inning.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Other parties are making noises about suing over the way the deal breezed through regulatory review, requiring just four months and not being put to a vote of the full commission at the FCC.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
breeze
1 of 2 noun1
: a gentle wind
2
: something easy to do
the test was a breeze
breeze
2 of 2 verb
breezed; breezing
1
: to move quickly and lightly
look who just breezed in
2
: to proceed easily
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