gape at

Example Sentences

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Scientology remains this subgenre’s biggest recurring star, even as we seasonally gape at and praise the high-power talent that legitimizes it.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

Branson’s Virgin Galactic “suborbital” flight will take him and his crew some 55 miles above sea level, where they will experience a few minutes of weightlessness and gape at the Earth’s curvature.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2021

As we hiked the steep hills, jumped across gaps that plummeted into black valleys, reached the top to gape at the undulating land below us, I had no deep feeling of belonging to this place.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2019

Every year we gape at the lack of women in positions of power in Hollywood and wonder why, despite all the studies and advocacy groups and mentorship programs, it does not appear to be improving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019

Suddenly we’re all on the same team as we huddle together and gape at the truck.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan