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Recent Examples of gasp
Verb
Inside the ballroom was an audible gasp, with everyone looking around at each other, completely shocked and emotional.—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Here are the top national parks for witnessing mother nature’s last gasp before winter takes hold—and the best fall adventures in each park.—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head.—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gasp
The dog was panting and shifting from one foot to the other.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
The city, which is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, is rich in porticoes—elegant arcaded structures that line the streets and allow the panting pedestrian, at any point, to flee the sunlight’s blaze and seek shade.
Castle Hill Inn is said to be haunted by a female ghost, and whispers have been heard and presences have been felt at The Jailhouse Inn, which served its namesake purpose from 1772 to 1986.
This siren’s song arises from the murmur of doves on an Arizona stock tank and the rattle of Indiana cornstalks.
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Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
The murmur of medical machines in London is a far cry from the grinding buzz of Israeli drones in northern Gaza – where his two younger brothers, Muhammad, 14, and Yusuf, 12, are displaced.
That calmness, however, was soon overtaken by the kitchen, with the hiss of the pans, stir of the pots and sharp calls exchanged between cooks quickly filling the air, along with the sounds of an upbeat Peruvian song playing in the background.
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Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
The first meeting resulted in a hiss from Miriam, but after a few days, the two are obsessed.
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