Sentence examples for gasp waves from inspiring English sources

Rudolph Giuliani paused to choke on the words in his speech at the 2008 Republican convention, followed by a gasp, waves of laughter and more ridicule.

CBeebies favourites, including Mr Bloom and Swashbuckler's Gem, pop up among the crowd at the Royal Albert Hall, eliciting excited gasps and waves from surrounding toddlers.

Gasps, hand-waving, loud abracadabras.

The Chinese crowd roared with approval, gasped and waved flags at every basket.

The blocks of seats unexpectedly returned by competing countries who also felt that the news was scaring (the United States sent the biggest lot) did not sell so well until a gasping heat wave suddenly spread a brassy blue sky over London and people trooped to Wembley to stand in damp queues for tickets to the track, boxing, and swimming events.

I gasped, imagining the waves smashing the otters against the rocks.

Small details have not been missed: Jerry cans bob on the waves, fish gasp on the sand.

Passers-by gasp and point and wave.

The singers raise their pitch, shriek, wave their arms around, gasp, sigh.

Lunchtime on a bright day, Jerry Brown, the star mayor, is strolling past the cafes near City Hall, prompting gasps and stares and vigorous arm waves.

The next line, "If you don't save yourself for marriage you're a horr-," inspired a second silent gasp that resolved into an appreciative wave of laughter when she finished it off with "-ible person".