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

Chains rattle, rivers roll, animals startle and bolt, forests inspire and expand, babies stretch open-mouthed from the womb, new seedlings arch their necks and creep forward into the light.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver