gasp

Example Sentences

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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

"All I will say is there's something new, and what happens in this series is truly extraordinary with moments that made me gasp," Winkleman said ahead of the series launch.

From BBC

In Delhi's annual winter of discontent, toxic smog left children and the elderly gasping, with doctors advising some to leave the city.

From BBC

I was gasping for air and having difficulty maintaining balance when he stopped.

From Los Angeles Times