gasp
Example Sentences
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The NBA does not officially track “nopes,” those moments when players look at the rim, gasp as Wembanyama eclipses it, and abruptly change their mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Standing in her kitchen, Nicole Fontanez let out a gasp as she cut open a cardboard box, revealing a plastic figure of Yoshi, Mario’s dinosaur-like friend.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
They said they heard him gasp that he could no longer breathe.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
"When you first immerse, you get an involuntary gasp and rapid breathing," she explains.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
It was all I could do to gasp and point.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing gasp
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 1
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