As if the dead held their collective breath, waiting, but for what?

Everyone in the room seemed to hold their collective breath at that revelation.

The room held its collective breath waiting for the answer.

You could hear a thousand people holding their collective breath.

The four regarded one another and took a collective breath; they all knew what had to be done next.

Everyone let out a collective breath as the lights went up.

She stopped, looked down at the stage while everyone in the club seemed to hold a collective breath.

Ben's hand took her own and the three of them caught their collective breath.

Could sense them getting closer, felt their collective hot breath on the back of his neck.

Everybody went very still, as if we'd all caught our collective breaths.