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Meanings of last gasp in English

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Usage of last gasp in English
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But that last word was almost lost in the gasp-thelast gasp.
The Trial; Or, More Links of the Daisy Chain
2
Because I wish to use the last gasp of my inhaler now.
The good son: a novel
3
Welcome, everyone, to the last gasp of the Russia collusion conspiracy theory.
The new yorker
4
With the last gasp of the candle, the children prepared to depart.
Long Live the King!
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In fact the fellow was at his last gasp-witha bad heart.
Within the Tides: Tales
6
The poor fellow burst into tears and with his last gasp cried:
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
7
I mean to stand this siege of extortion to the last gasp.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12...
8
Denver's last gasp came when Jokic was fouled on a 3-point attempt.
Reuters
9
She was almost at the last gasp, but began kicking once more.
Crime and Punishment
10
We found the poor woman, as we thought, at the last gasp.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2
11
With his last gasp he is trying still to reach my heart.
The Root of Evil
12
But is it a last gasp as well as a full stop?
The Guardian
13
Then the last gasp of winter howled in with a driving blizzard.
The Shelters of Stone
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After writing this, a relapse brought him very near my last gasp.
The True George Washington [10th Ed.]
15
Some may see this as the last gasp of a dying animal.
The Guardian
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What force of will to fight and struggle until the last gasp!
America's War for Humanity
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