gaped
Example Sentences
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The question many are asking with gaped jaws: How could this have possibly happened?
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Customers have gaped at his portion sizes, he said—one woman ordered a plate of nachos and consumed roughly four bites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Far out in the desert, the researchers gaped at the six-foot-long femur, the jaw, teeth, and base of the crest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
American executives at the Guangzhou auto show gaped at the car’s uneven purple paint job and the poor fit of its doors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
And then she, too, gaped down at herself in shock.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
