Examples of last-gasp in a Sentence
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The teenager ripped up the record books on Monday night by becoming the club’s youngest ever goalscorer, aged 16 years and 361 days, with a last-gasp winner at Newcastle United.
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Royals captain Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer off Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. as part of a last-gasp attempt at a rally.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
The Celtics gathered the rebound and called timeout, but their bid for a last-gasp tip-in with 0.3 seconds remaining was unsuccessful.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Royals captain Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer off Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. as part of a last-gasp attempt at a rally.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
The Celtics gathered the rebound and called timeout, but their bid for a last-gasp tip-in with 0.3 seconds remaining was unsuccessful.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Last-gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last-gasp. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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