Definitions

last gasp

NOUN

last breath

Synonyms

WEAK

death rattle death song death throes dying breath final twitch final words last hurrah last legs last words swan song

ADJECTIVE

last-ditch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

do-or-die frantic last-gasp

WEAK

desperate eleventh-hour final last-chance last-minute last-resort

Example Sentences

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At the tail-end of the technooptimist spike brought by President Barack Obama, this was the last gasp of Web 2.0.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

"We are seeing the last gasp of a humanitarian system built on humanitarian principles," António Guterres told the UN Security Council.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

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

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

This is probably the last gasp of the concept of California surface reservoirs.

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

last gasp

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