open-mouthed

Example Sentences

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Ms. Kuehn, who has worked in journalism and public relations, is a vivid writer and movingly conveys the “open-mouthed” shock that came with these revelations.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

She looked up to find the sales clerk staring at her, open-mouthed.

From Literature

Both of them have an ability to produce 'wow' performances in qualifying - laps that leave people open-mouthed, thinking, 'where did that come from?'

From BBC

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

From BBC