last gasp

Example Sentences

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These storms may represent the last gasp of Southern California’s rainy season, which typically ends in April.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

All these years later, Carrie waits for the show’s last gasp to wrestle with the question that has defined modern dating for millions of single people.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

That sure was the last gasp of the 20th century, the future would say.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

I think it’s a sign of the last gasp of the pandemic that so many people read reporter Vonnai Phair’s February story about Netflix restricting its password-sharing rules.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

They jostled and bumped one another, laughing, stamping their feet against the cold snap that had surprised the city this week, the last gasp of winter before spring began in earnest.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo