Examples of last-gasp in a Sentence
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The lawsuit, filed without evidence of fraud, was an audacious last-gasp attempt to overturn the results.
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Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Audacious last gasp The lawsuit, filed without evidence of fraud, was an audacious last-gasp attempt to overturn the results.
—Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Williams had just blown up the Chargers’ last-gasp comeback attempt and charged over to his head coach, getting a massive bear hug from Vrabel.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
And in a final last-gasp drive with less than two minutes to play, Nix looked to Bryant for a short gain on a 2nd-and-10.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
And while Democrats attempted a last-gasp vote in December to reform and extend health care subsidies, the health care debate was yet again punted into the next year.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Forget last-gasp 30-yard thunderbolts nestling in the top corner.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, after the Dolphins lost to the New York Jets and were eliminated from their last-gasp hope of making the playoffs, had a locker-room outburst pleading for a way out from the team.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
And as a last-gasp strategy, Fitzpatrick is vowing to pursue a discharge petition to force such a vote if GOP leaders refuse to stage it themselves.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2025
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Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
Audacious last gasp The lawsuit, filed without evidence of fraud, was an audacious last-gasp attempt to overturn the results.
—Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Williams had just blown up the Chargers’ last-gasp comeback attempt and charged over to his head coach, getting a massive bear hug from Vrabel.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
And in a final last-gasp drive with less than two minutes to play, Nix looked to Bryant for a short gain on a 2nd-and-10.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
And while Democrats attempted a last-gasp vote in December to reform and extend health care subsidies, the health care debate was yet again punted into the next year.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Forget last-gasp 30-yard thunderbolts nestling in the top corner.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, after the Dolphins lost to the New York Jets and were eliminated from their last-gasp hope of making the playoffs, had a locker-room outburst pleading for a way out from the team.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
And as a last-gasp strategy, Fitzpatrick is vowing to pursue a discharge petition to force such a vote if GOP leaders refuse to stage it themselves.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Last-gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last-gasp. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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