open-mouthed

Example Sentences

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Longtime Hartford residents are staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the sudden housing boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“And I remember, what was it—Bill Belichick’s girlfriend wasn’t even born yet?” he joked, leaving Hudson open-mouthed in surprise, while her partner simply chuckled along with the rest of the audience.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

When Anges’ initial screams twist into silent, open-mouthed sobs, “Hamnet” briefly becomes a conduit for grief’s potency.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Many watching on from the barriers were left open-mouthed at the scale of the welcome.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

My face is mournftilly long, in the classical Indian manner; my profile suggests one of those beak-nosed Mayan sculptures— the eaglelike face upturned, open-mouthed, against the deserted, primitive sky.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez