gasping

Example Sentences

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Female jurors watched with rapt attention, some gasping in shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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

Narvaez, who appeared to be gasping to keep up with Vine on the demanding final Corkscrew climb, paid tribute to his teammate.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Dazed and gasping for breath, I stared up and there he was, towering over me, grinning.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda