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
I haven’t gaped at, shuddered through, turned away from or wincingly crossed my legs during a better movie this year than “De Humani Corporis Fabrica.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Half a dozen kids had materialized, and they gaped and grinned as the she lifted out each marionette.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
