last gasp
Example Sentences
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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
It was the last gasp of a time when the divide between consumer and star was not only hyper-delineated but also rarely crossed.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2024
Only a spectacular last gasp tackle denied Rosella Ayane a tap-in.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023
She gets the film’s final word, haunting Napoleon from beyond the grave, just as she reportedly colonized his last gasp on his deathbed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
He knew that all the hazards and perils were now drawing together to a point: the next day would be a day of doom, the day of final effort or disaster, the last gasp.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
