How to Use gasp in a Sentence

gasp

1 of 2 verb

• He gasped as he stepped into the icy water.
• She was gasping for air.
• Mom gasped in surprise at the sight of my sister's new haircut.
• Sharon moved here from Seattle in 1977 and gasped at the heat.
  — Karina Bland, azcentral, 29 Apr. 2020
• Tatum hit three of them, the last a nasty stepback from the top of the key that made the crowd here gasp.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• The first among our group glanced at her phone to read a text, gasped and turned away.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 23 Oct. 2019
• The video showed Garcia gasping for air on the couch in his home.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2023
• Wade gasped in grief, reaching out to what was left of her son.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
• Those who gasp in dismay prove themselves to be the snobs.
  — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
• This is cut week, after all, and the Raiders need to trim their roster from 90 to — gasp! — 53.
  — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
• There will be no ballroom packed with mega-stars to laugh or gasp when the hosts launch their best lines.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2021
• The pepper-spray left Glaze unable to see briefly and caused him to gasp for air, the lawsuit says.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2019
• White then tossed it high, causing the crowd at the Don Hutson Center to gasp.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• The first time Gaga went for the kiss, the audience audibly gasped.
  — Amy Zimmerman, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2023
• Both defenses are going to be gasping for air by the end of the night.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 11 Sep. 2019
• Sure, the unwed pregnant teen of the lyrics was keeping her baby, but gasp, the shame of it all.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• On this trip, the passengers gasp at the squadron of five bald eagles overhead.
  — Robert N. Jenkins, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The pair of San Diego stunners, separated by just 6 ½ miles, caused the country to gasp all the same.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• There are paintings here that leave you gasping for air.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• All of a sudden, mid-stream of thought, Marina Abramović gasps, then leaps to her feet.
  — Vogue, 23 Sep. 2023
• Gagnon, off to the side, his finger hovering over the button, must have gasped.
  — Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• Just as the crowd was gasping, though, Brown was called for an offensive foul.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• Today we are more tempted to gasp in shock and call out a warning: Wake up!
  — Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2019
• Eight games later with the Browns gasping for air at 2-6, Vegas won’t even take that bet.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2019
• In a magic show, this is the moment when the audience gasps—then applauds.
  — Stephen Lezak, The New Republic, 15 June 2023
• Folks would gasp as the bird launched into the air, perfectly timed with the soaring music.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2022
• Limbaugh gasped and teared up when Mr. Trump made the announcement.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2020
• The crowd could be heard to gasp in a YouTube video, which has racked up more than 3.4 million views since being posted Feb. 18.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
• After running their first batch of 22s — a conditioning exercise requiring athletes to run the length of the court and back, down again and then back through the free throw line in 22 seconds or less — players are gasping for breath.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Call 911 if a child is not responding, not breathing or gasping uncontrollably.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024

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gasp

2 of 2 noun

• There would be a gasp on the other end of the call, then shock.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• Words designed to send a gasp through a room and a chill down a kid's spine, the coup de grâce of dares.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2022
• His block of Xavier Moon’s drive attempt in the fourth quarter made the crowd gasp.
  — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2022
• At the event, Raibert showed a video that made the audience gasp.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
• There was a gasp from the gallery when the first innocent verdict was read.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2023
• Rather, the abduction was met by chuckles from the crowd, with a few gasps from those not in on the joke.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
• The round petered out—the last gasp of my obsession with these sorts of games.
  — Moya Lothian-McLean, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2022
• If that happens, your cast iron may end up *gasp* with some rust.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
• As the man struggled to breathe, the swastika tattooed on his chest rose and fell with each gasp.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 1 Dec. 2020
• And then there’s that cameo, the one likely to elicit gasps from longtime fans.
  — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Snow patches clung to craggy rock faces — a rare sight in the last gasps of summer.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• The entire film was shot in just 19 days — a stat that elicited gasps from the audience.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
• Jenner completed the look with loose, lengthy waves and a—gasp—side part.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2022
• First, the young one hiding behind a tree, who let out a gasp and collapsed.
  — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
• The mines’ scale can draw gasps from people in the power industry.
  — Gabriel J.x. Dance Zach Levitt, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023
• By the time the actors were kissing, the gasps, shrieks and applause were deafening.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
• The final gasp was a failed fourth-down pass from Jaxson Dart to Jonathan Mingo with less than a minute to play.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 13 Nov. 2022
• Hero of the hour plaudits instead went to Luuk de Jong with his last gasp bullet header at the death.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
• Carvalho said that a gasp was not the same as breathing and told her to keep up the compressions.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• Balayage This cascading mane of rose brown is the look that launched a thousand gasps.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
• The news elicited audible gasps from staff, parents and others in the room.
  — Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2023
• Families took to the runway; cute kids made the audience gasp, and the styling showcased the wide breadth of what the world of Ralph has to offer.
  — Nikki Ogunnaike, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Oct. 2022
• Granada’s last gasp was a 3-pointer from Lomba at the buzzer for the final margin.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• For the next 43 minutes, gasps of recognition ensued as the two works seemed to merge and play off each other.
  — Matt Curtis, New York Times, 21 June 2023
• Breathing seemed to take all her strength, jerking her little body with each gasp.
  — Saeed Shah, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
• Some Democrats believe, or at least want to hope, that this is sort of a Republican last gasp.
  — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• She’s worked with legendary directors and up-and-comers and has even — gasp! — done TV.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• Looking for a gasp-inducing bake to impress your new in-laws?
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2023
• Starting your job hunt while you’re—gasp—still employed?
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2022
• Unfortunately, that car’s existence was more of a last gasp than a sign of hope for automotive purists.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024