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Example sentences for "little gasp"

  • There was also a curious rawness in the atmosphere, and he glanced about him with a little gasp of consternation.

  • It was some little time later when Seaforth came very softly into the room, and stopped with a little gasp.

  • At last, when the stars were shining and the moon hung red in a broader strip of sky, the curious sustaining animus seemed to desert him, and he lurched forward with a little gasp, while the paddle almost slipped from his stiffened fingers.

  • The stranger moved forward another step, and then stopped abruptly with a little gasp as his glance took in the overturned tray, scattered crockery, and the rigid figure of the girl standing with a flushed face beside the stove.

  • His eyes wavered; he uttered a little gasp; his lips fell apart.

  • Daphne Wing uttered a little gasp; then her teeth came down rather viciously on her lower lip.

  • When she awoke at the first stoppage of the train, she started away from him with a little gasp.

  • Madame Boin, whom the past few months had provided with a few more rolls of fat round her neck, gave a little gasp as she caught sight of Paragot, and held out her hand over the counter.

  • Her pretty lips pouted in a little gasp of astonishment as she leaned on her long parasol and looked at me.

  • The sun was well up and as they stepped out into the clear still air both Hal and Walter paused with a little gasp of surprise and pleasure.

  • In spite of himself Sparrer gave vent to a little gasp.

  • His companions heard him catch his breath with a little gasp.

  • She brought the last word forth with a little gasp.

  • She gave a little gasp, followed by a little laugh.

  • Now," said Harper with a little gasp, "when you can get the latine up we'll go on again.

  • Then," said the girl, with a little gasp, "why did you bring me here?

  • At last she sank back in her chair with a little gasp, and Appleby, who knew he had never spoken in that fashion before, felt suddenly nerveless and embarrassed.

  • Of course," said Hetty, with a little gasp.

  • She'll shoot me before she means to," he said, with a little gasp.

  • She opened her eyes with a little gasp; they were her own words.

  • That had been his letter then, after all--Micky had lied to her; she caught her breath on a little gasp.

  • It's Budda's voice," he said to himself at length, and he gave a little gasp.

  • She gave a little gasp, and tried to speak, but a lump rose in her throat which threatened to choke her.

  • Then perhaps they're dead," William said, with a little gasp.

  • But he must have done--unless," he said, and ended with a little gasp.

  • She stopped and caught her breath with a little gasp, while her voice grew strained and broken as she went on.

  • Winston checked a little gasp of wonder and delight, and Maud Barrington looked away across the prairie.

  • Marjorie gave a little gasp, and some of the color went out of her face.

  • The policeman looked uncertain, but at that moment a young man riding a bicycle appeared upon the scene, at sight of whom Marjorie's face brightened, and she uttered a little gasp of relief.

  • I shall have to go," she said, with a little gasp.

  • Marjorie gave a little gasp, and her cheeks grew pink.

  • There, with a few gentle words, she dismissed him, and when the sound of his measured footsteps had diminished, she closed the door with a little gasp of half relief, and turned to the window.

  • With a little gasp of joy and relief she flung herself upon him in the darkness, but at an involuntary groan from him she recoiled.

  • Anita motioned toward a chair and sank into another with a little gasp of sheer exhaustion.

  • Peter stopped short with a little gasp of sheer astonishment and delight.

  • The sun shone full on him, and Peter gave a little gasp of surprise.

  • But it was his breast that made Peter catch his breath with a little gasp of admiration, for that breast was a beautiful rose-red.

  • It increased in length, and, remembering Devine's papers, she rose with a little gasp.

  • In about ten minutes he was back again with such a look on his face as she had never seen there before, and she caught her breath in a little gasp of amazement.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little gasp" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    little annoyed; little bell; little below; little breeze; little east; little exclamation; little farther; little fool; little game; little gold; little hamlet; little inclination; little ketchup; little master; little niece; little place; little room; little shop; little sign; little silver; little sisters; little surprised; little surprized; little thought; little turn; little wild