gaping

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

A gaping hole could be seen on one side of the church, with flames visible from the roof which has been partially destroyed.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Somehow, even if they do, there is a successive chain of Agriculture Department inspectors, including at slaughterhouses and things like that, that are going to notice a gaping wound on an animal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"Yet again, they're not doing enough for women's safety, they're putting a tiny plaster over a gaping wound that's getting bigger and bigger."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

He shouted it louder than he had intended, and he stuck his head out of the window, gaping back at it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro