gasping

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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 • Dec. 28, 2025

On Tuesday, after months without seeing her cardiologist, Newman was admitted to Huntington Hospital gasping for air, afraid to even close her eyes at night lest her daughter wake up an orphan.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Wheezing and gasping, Hen Wen pulled herself up each step.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander