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Dreyer struck out Oneil Cruz looking to end the top of the eighth with a runner on third, fighting off the Pirates’ final gasp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Residents and wild swimmers were horrified to find them washed up on Saturday, appearing to gasp for air, in the River Wensum through Norwich.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

That said, jeers to the luxury hotel for having, gasp, powdered coffee creamer in its in-room Nespresso set up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

She also – gasp – views the sniveling Mr. Collins favorably.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

I gasp, because it’s loud, and then my heart drops, because it’s Jonah.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Several gasps and sobs erupted from some of the victims’ relatives as the verdict was read, and they later shared hugs with prosecutors and detectives on the case in a courthouse hallway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The total eclipse plunged a vast swathe of Spain from broad daylight into darkness Wednesday, drawing awed gasps and applause from spectators gathered in parks and cities across the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“No!” she gasps, covering her mouth but unable to hide the mischievous grin that’s broken across her face at the memory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Amid gasps and sobbing from the public gallery, prosecutor Steven Ball outlined the "chaotic" conditions inside the parlour, including how mould was seen on coffins and both excrement and bodily fluids on floors.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hazel sucked in breath in little pathetic gasps.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

"Claudiapatra!" gasped model and actress Jerry Hall - spotting similarities in both grandeur and hairstyles between Claudia and Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I didn’t know she was gonna be here, so I think when I saw her, I gasped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

SINGAPORE—The crowd gasped as the brokers swung the wooden mallets on the lid of the sake barrel, cracking it open in celebration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

Llewelyn gasped and shrank like something was flying at him from the sky.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

No livestream could have delivered that shiver, or the silence of hundreds of strangers falling still, then gasping, in the same instant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In the darkness, partially kneeling, gasping for air and practically immobile, he suffered aftershock after aftershock.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

This time, Freeman and replacement Guy Pepper were dispatched to the sin-bin late on to leave England, gasping at 1,753m above sea level, down to 13 men for the final eight minutes.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

By that point, Illinois was already rolling, well on their way to a 101-65 victory that left USC gasping for air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

They were both gasping for breath and covered in sweat and scratches and burns.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz