gasp

Example Sentences

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We react in tandem with everyone else; we laugh, cry, scream, jump and gasp at the same time.

From Salon

“Nell, how did you know what he was doing?” gasped Aunt Kitty as she leaned heavily on my arm.

From Literature

He recalled gasping at the bill the first time they split a few rolls.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s the final days before the Alamo Bowl, the last gasps of USC’s football season, and Rock Hanson is still getting over a fever.

From Los Angeles Times

"When you first immerse, you get an involuntary gasp and rapid breathing," she explains.

From BBC