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
As he galloped across the British Isles with the helicopters thundering above him, people stood and gaped and wondered what on earth was going on.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
