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
Mobula rays feed by swimming open-mouthed through plankton-rich regions of the ocean and filtering plankton particles into their gullet as water streams into their mouths and out through their gills.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Ruth May usually fell asleep, open-mouthed in the heat, with her hair plastered down across her sweaty face like the poster child for fever.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
