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It was quickly wiped out as Iran's push for a winner intensified, Mehdi Taremi scudding the bar, causing a visible gasp to emanate from the table below.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

“There was an audible gasp in the room.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“And we don’t know if this is a performance,” Nino added, drawing a playful gasp from Delilah.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

“I just saw you in the store window,” I gasp.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

My second twist might incite even more gasps: Instead of tuna, bake a handsome fillet of Steelhead trout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

There were gasps in the public gallery as the judge explained that.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

“I wasn’t really planning on landing it,” he says, at which point his aunt gasps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Further along the table, a three-tiered honey cake sits near a wholemeal plum cake with spiced icing, while a Swedish princess cake draws gasps of admiration with its dome of sponge, jam, custard and marzipan.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

“Stella,” he gasps out, shaking his head, his own chest heaving from trailing after me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

The audience gasped and then cheered as the Saltburn and Gone Girl actor said she hoped the person was a doctor and that their message had been "very important".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

After the judge announced his ruling, Mangione supporters in the back pews of the gallery gasped in surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

I gasped and shook while reading the first few lines, but it became more like entertainment as the minutes passed.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

"Muhammet hit the seagull!" he gasped, referring to the goalie.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

“I, huff, huff, would, huff, huff, say so,” gasped Handsome, “if I huff, huff, could only, huff, huff, catch, huff, huff, my breath.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Fonseca's biggest weapon is the ferocious forehand that leaves opponents beaten and spectators gasping with excitement.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

And while health care has deteriorated badly in recent years because of shortages of medicines and equipment, it remains free — a system gasping but not abandoned.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, many local broadcasters are gasping to stay solvent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

I keep my mouth sealed to prevent myself from gasping for air; I force my breathing into a steady rhythm.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day