How to Use last-gasp in a Sentence

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• The Blitzboks had a last-gasp try ruled out by a forward pass.
  — ABC News, 31 May 2026
• That meant the Chiefs had to start their last-gasp drive from the 12 instead of the 27.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
• These are the shows that are the ones left standing, and with enough in their marketing budgets to give it one last-gasp whirl.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
• In real life, though, the team surrendered a late goal and a last-gasp attempt at a rally fell just short.
  — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
• Forget last-gasp 30-yard thunderbolts nestling in the top corner.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• And the host side nearly paid for it as Lindenwood had one last-gasp effort to equalize.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
• That’s what gave the Tigers that last-gasp chance when the defense got them the ball back just 28 seconds later.
  — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
• And their last-gasp possessions in the final five minutes included three penalties and a sack.
  — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
• San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
• Now, with some help from the defenders behind them, Cleveland’s pitchers have paved the way for a last-gasp run at a playoff spot.
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Three started in their last-gasp win at Newcastle United on Sunday.
  — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• 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
• The lawsuit, filed without evidence of fraud, was an audacious last-gasp attempt to overturn the results.
  — Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
• Hurts was incomplete on a last-gasp fourth-and-11 attempt with 43 seconds left that ended their final drive.
  — Dan Gelston, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 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
• The Sky spent the last week teetering on the edge, racking up a few last-gasp wins to hold off the looming inevitability of their own elimination.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
• Brazil, Canada, England and Portugal each advanced with last-gasp heroics.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• Japan gave Brazil a scare, taking the lead in the round of 32 match between the teams before conceding a last-gasp goal to exit the tournament.
  — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
• Those jeering fans quickly had plenty to celebrate, as Austria players surrounded and jumped on their last-gasp goalscorer.
  — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• Yesterday, the two co-hosts were joined by Germany who booked their spot in the knockouts with a dramatic last-gasp winner against Ivory Coast.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 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
• And the Trojans’ defense that came in licking its wounds after allowing 502 yards in a last-gasp loss at Illinois two weeks ago?
  — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
• The court found that even Bondi’s last-gasp effort to retroactively review and approve the indictments was insufficient.
  — Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
• And then today, Salah scored in the 95th minute at Turf Moor to maintain Liverpool’s run of last-gasp heroics.
  — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
• 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
• Courtney Williams stole the subsequent inbounds pass, Miles made a free throw, and McBride grabbed a rebound of a last-gasp Phoenix attempt.
  — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026
• An assist, a breathtaking last-gasp clearance, and some culpability in the Canadian equalizer.
  — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 12 June 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
• The mood music at City, meanwhile, is noticeably more subdued, although Jeremy Doku’s last-gasp curling equaliser on Merseyside did keep their hopes alive.
  — Ayo Akinwolere, New York Times, 10 May 2026
• He was involved in the build-up to Rio Ngumoha’s last-gasp goal with a pass into the feet of Ryan Gravenberch before making an intelligent run down the outside.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025