gasp

Example Sentences

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But they do, drawing gasps from the crowd.

From BBC

There was the lob from Ayton that James threw down left-handed, making teammates leap off their seats and fans gasp and cheer.

From Los Angeles Times

She was heavy, but terror gave him speed; he darted behind an oak tree and crouched, gasping for breath, over Goose.

From Literature

And just as I ponder the question, my breath pulls back with a gasp.

From Literature

The silver mechanical creature then starts thrashing around violently, to gasps and exclamations from spectators at the installation, designed to probe humanity's relationship with increasingly realistic machines.

From Barron's