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But the company's wholesale volumes for the whole year were still down 9% at 6,030 cars, pushing its pre-tax losses to gape by a further 21% to £289 million.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025

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

One would expect a more forceful reaction, but Margaret does little more than gape and then move on.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

As geology fans gape at video feeds that show incandescent rocks blowing from El Popo’s peak, those who live along its flanks have watched with respect and a noteworthy lack of trepidation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023

I gape at him gratefully as he steps back next to Amy, who has a new look of respect in her eyes.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

The crater gapes at about 13 miles wide and 2.6 miles deep.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

The line of the river now gapes like an open wound, perhaps a hundred metres across in places.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2023

When pipes experience a catastrophic failure, the breach typically is much bigger, what’s referred to in the industry as a "fish mouth" rupture because it gapes wide like the mouth of a fish, he said.

From Fox News ● Oct. 8, 2021

When pipes experience a catastrophic failure, the breach typically is much bigger, what’s referred to in the industry as a “fish mouth” rupture because it gapes wide like the mouth of a fish, he said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

When it’s done, Skye gapes at me, wide-eyed.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

In 2022, Joshua Cain and his partner, André Reyes, stepped into the foyer of the home on Monrovia’s South Ivy Avenue and gaped in wonder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

No smoke came from the chimney, and the little lattice windows gaped forlorn.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Later, the vehicle was removed and a gaping hole was visible in the Metro bus’ side, with wreckage strewn around the scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The large, Soviet-era housing block now has a gaping hole through its top floors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But the festival's fallow year has left a gaping hole in the summer music calendar.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

While health insurance and long-term-care coverage helps, gaping financial holes can still remain.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Ivan and Anya huddled together, gaping at the possessed pitchfork wobbling before the loft ladder.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack