gape

Example Sentences

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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 caused a minor automobile collision; one driver stopped to gape at me, and the driver behind bumped into him.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey