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Recent Examples of gasp
Verb
There was a pause, a collective gasp, among the spectators.—Hanif Abdurraqib
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 Occasional gasps arose as the asteroid took shape and a jagged, rocky surface filled the view.—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Noun
Lots happens along the way, including the pair running into a pregnant infected woman, who gives birth to (gasp?) a completely healthy and normal baby, and eventually finding their way to Kelson.—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 June 2025 Williams’ family was sitting at the back of the courtroom and collectively gasped when prosecutors revealed the little boy is believed to have been alive when Williams threw him from the bridge.—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for gasp
Summer is the time for road trips, camping, and beach days — but for many of our furry friends, the sun and high temperatures can lead to overheating (signaled by your dog excessively panting and lying prone).
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Jeaneen Russell,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Dogs everywhere — barking, panting and running away from their owners — was the scene Tuesday at a pop-up wellness clinic for pets at the Catholic Charities Dorothy Day Campus Place in downtown St. Paul.
When videos of Serwa heaving a knuckler at 88.5 mph hit the internet this winter, the baseball world noticed.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
The green folds of cliffs chanted our imagined names, caught winds heaving
an ocean of clouds that piled like seawrack
muffling the mill’s whistle, windrows of rain
gathered upon the mountain’s emerald stacks,
the black crown of the day’s celebration.
In an era when artists like Hendrix, The Who and The Rolling Stones were bending the world with sheer sonic force, Drake’s songs felt like murmurs lost in the storm.
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arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
Yet, despite these strengths, there were murmurs that VidCon’s influence may be waning in some circles, with fewer brand booths and less corporate luster.
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