gasping
Example Sentences
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You have to chuckle, at moments when you should be gasping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But the crowd were left gasping in anguish as Gauff, approaching the net, swiped the ball into the tape.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
In the darkness, partially kneeling, gasping for air and practically immobile, he suffered aftershock after aftershock.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
By that point, Illinois was already rolling, well on their way to a 101-65 victory that left USC gasping for air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
There we were, the four of us, hysterical, released, rocking with laughter and gasping for breath which ran out as fast as we sucked it in.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
