gasping
- present participle of gasp.
Example Sentences
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Gasping for break while leaning over with hands on knees, or taking so much time between points that he earned a warning, Djokovic appeared to be exhausted at times against his much younger, backward-hat-wearing opponent.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024
Apple learned about Courtwatch PG after helping with Gasping for Justice, a campaign that highlighted accounts of people inside the Prince George’s County jail as coronavirus rapidly spread.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
Gasping for breath, McCarty and her friend, Taylor Grace, realized they had to get out.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2021
Gasping happens whether or not a drowning person can manage to reach the water’s surface.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2018
Gasping, she fell into step with the others, who, with heads bowed, shuffled together toward they knew not what.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
