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Gasps is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gasps in a sentence

Related words

Gasps | Gasp | Gasping | Gasped | Gasper

Gasps meaning

plural of gasp

Using Gasps

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of gasp
  • In the example corpus, gasps often appears in combinations such as: gasps of, gasps from, gasps and.

Context around Gasps

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

delighted 2× last 1× ins 1× elicit 1× few 1× expected 1× horrified 1× final 1× drowning 1× prompting 1×

Often after:

saturated 1× hear 1× rippled 1×

Sentence patterns with Gasps

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a few gasps of he 1× and delighted gasps 1× are delighted gasps from younger 1× arrived to gasps and approving 1× as she gasps and covers 1× between drowning gasps for air 1× customer s gasps in stride 1× gasps and cheers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as she ambled 1× but those lawsuits 1× gasps and cheers 1× gasps hear at 1× gasps rippled through 1× his actions leave 1×

Common sentence endings:

and delighted gasps 1× cinematography are delicious 1× covers her mouth 1× from the audience 1× from the crowd 1× gasps from onlookers 1×

Words around Gasps

Just before it in the word index:

gasping 63 gasperino 3 gasperini 9 gasperik 2 gasperi 2 gaspereau 2

Just after it in the word index:

gasque 4 gasquet 11 gass 24 gassama 12 gasse 3 gassed 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdicated 66 acme 66 afcfta 66 aggravate 66 agyapong 66 ahu 66

Corpus analysis for Gasps

  • In this selection, "gasps" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, delighted, last, ins, saturated, hear and rippled stand out and add context to how "gasps" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a few gasps of he and and delighted gasps. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gasps" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gasps

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The powerful forehands that elicit gasps from the crowd. (9 words)

His actions leave her stunned as she gasps and covers her mouth. (12 words)

But those lawsuits seemed like the last gasps of a technologically irrelevant industry. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

There are delighted gasps from younger members of my tour group as we enter the TV set courtyard at Bucharest Film Studio, known as Buftea, after the small town it’s in, just outside the Romanian capital. (37 words)

When you've got three or four people in the room who have never seen it, then you hear the gasps, the silences, the tense breathing, and you see people lean up in front of their chair. (37 words)

It was so astonishing that mortality reduction in one disease could reshape the prospects of all childhood deaths that the epidemiologist who led the program said she expected gasps in the audience when the news was announced. (37 words)

Exclamation examples

The rare Boston celebrity who can render local residents star-struck, Ortiz, fondly known as Big Papi, drew cheers from the crowd, a flurry of cellphone photography and a few gasps of “He’s right there! (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

But those lawsuits seemed like the last gasps of a technologically irrelevant industry.

Gasps and cheers filled a room at the Juneau International Airport when X̱áat Ḵwáani landed on Friday morning.

Stylistically, McCarthy’s giallo touches — frenzied zoom-ins, gasps, saturated red and purple cinematography — are delicious.

The powerful forehands that elicit gasps from the crowd.

The rare Boston celebrity who can render local residents star-struck, Ortiz, fondly known as Big Papi, drew cheers from the crowd, a flurry of cellphone photography and a few gasps of “He’s right there!

There are delighted gasps from younger members of my tour group as we enter the TV set courtyard at Bucharest Film Studio, known as Buftea, after the small town it’s in, just outside the Romanian capital.

When you've got three or four people in the room who have never seen it, then you hear the gasps, the silences, the tense breathing, and you see people lean up in front of their chair.

As she ambled through the precinct, her every step was met with giggles and delighted gasps.

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Gasps hear at the Bercy Arena as Simone Biles falls off the beam.

Gasps rippled through the room; some speculated that he might be a jilted lover of the bride.

His actions leave her stunned as she gasps and covers her mouth.

It was so astonishing that mortality reduction in one disease could reshape the prospects of all childhood deaths that the epidemiologist who led the program said she expected gasps in the audience when the news was announced.

Olivia was running across the stage when she fell through a hole, which resulted in horrified gasps from the worried crowd.

Owners Michael and Catherine Sulyha take their customer’s gasps in stride and have it in hand.

Pausing for a moment, he thought about Carl Sagan, and how the astronomer said the same elements that form in the final gasps of a dying star—hydrogen, oxygen, carbon—are elements found in our bodies today.

The platter arrived to gasps and approving noises – not just from Ed and I, but from neighbouring tables too.

The program hasn’t been known as a successful one throughout its existence and the glory years are few and far between, drowning gasps for air before a cold wave of regression washes back over it.

There were gasps from family members in the public gallery as, following a two week trial, the foreman read out the guilty verdict.

Video footage showed two women flinging red soup at Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, to gasps from onlookers.

And no I’m not talking about Donald Trump — I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg,” she said, prompting gasps from the audience.

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Common combinations with gasps

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gasps" in a sentence?
An example: "But those lawsuits seemed like the last gasps of a technologically irrelevant industry." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gasps" from authentic English texts.
What does "gasps" mean?
Gasps means: plural of gasp
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