gaping

Example Sentences

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“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A gaping hole appeared in the terminal roof, with debris littering the floor and structural elements exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

If we may: What gaping security issue are we really talking about here, anyway?

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

And all at once Clare realized that those flashes in the water were gaping mouths.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman