last-gasp

adjective

ˈlas(t)-ˈgasp 

: done or coming at the very end

a last-gasp attempt to score

last gasp noun

Examples of last-gasp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the most important strikes in U.S. history came off his feet — a goal against Mexico in the last 16 of the 2002 World Cup; and a trio of goals in the 2010 World Cup that included a last-gasp group-winner against Algeria, which galvanized an entire nation. —Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

The streak began with an 83-82 win over Prospect Ridge that came down to the wire after a last-gasp fourth-quarter rally by the Miners. —Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025

Nine goals, a 30-minute hat-trick, an unlikely comeback, a last-gasp winner, comedic errors and a dressing-down on the pitch at full-time, all played out in teeming rain in Lisbon, made this a night to remember. —Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025

Down 21 at the Bills’ 14 with 11:37 left, the Broncos faced a last-gasp fourth-and-2. —Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025

The 37-year-old scored in four consecutive home games, including a hat-trick of last-gasp winners, to keep Phil Parkinson’s side firmly in the hunt for a historic third successive promotion. —Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

The Rams eventually lost to the Seahawks, 30-25, when a last-gasp drive led by backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stopped short because Garoppolo is not Matthew Stafford. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025

United followed up last-gasp wins in Europe and at Manchester City with a disappointing 4-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup in a game characterised by goalkeeping mistakes at both ends. —Darren Richman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024

Evening Report © Greg Nash Johnson under fire as House nears vote to avert government shutdown THE HOUSE WILL VOTE FRIDAY EVENING on a bill to fund the government at current levels until March 14, a last-gasp effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to avoid a government shutdown. —Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for last-gasp

• asp
• clasp
• gasp
• grasp
• rasp