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last gasp
noun as in last breath
adjective as in last-ditch
Example Sentences
A last-gasp drop-goal to defeat Ulster in the United Rugby Championship last season indicated the Ospreys playmaker can produce big moments.
“Oh my god, yes, bro,” Bryant erupts as Tom Brady’s last-gasp Hail Mary falls incomplete.
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.
The 12-5 Commanders finished as sixth seed ahead of the Green Bay Packers after they lost 24-22 thanks to a last-gasp Chicago Bears field goal.
However, the last-gasp heroics were papering over the cracks of what were often patchy performances.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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