gasping

Example Sentences

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Gasping for break while leaning over with hands on knees, or taking so much time between points that he earned a warning, Djokovic appeared to be exhausted at times against his much younger, backward-hat-wearing opponent.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Gasping for air ashore a poisoned river, they accept their imminent death but not without offering a word of hope for a better tomorrow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

The campaign, called Gasping for Justice, drove dozens to sign up for a grass-roots court-watching organization led by two formerly incarcerated women.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021

Gasping for breath, he explained that he had Covid-19.

From New York Times • May 2, 2020

Gasping and spluttering, Mundungus seized his fallen case, then -— CRACK— he Disapparated.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling