gape

The corners of its mouth, called the gape, stopped around the middle of its eyes and turned up, which someone described as a “Mona Lisa smile,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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

Mr Kinnock, who was director of the British Council in St Petersburg from 2005 to 2008, said time spent there taught him there was a huge gape between the Russian public and the country's leadership.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2022

All he could do was stand and gape at her.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The crater gapes at about 13 miles wide and 2.6 miles deep.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

The line of the river now gapes like an open wound, perhaps a hundred metres across in places.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2023

When pipes experience a catastrophic failure, the breach typically is much bigger, what’s referred to in the industry as a "fish mouth" rupture because it gapes wide like the mouth of a fish, he said.

From Fox News ● Oct. 8, 2021

He gapes at and complains about the ridiculous stunts, offering sly commentary on the inexplicable occurrences as a way of getting out in front of the inevitable disbelief.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2021

Lou Ann’s eyes go round and her mouth gapes open.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Customers have gaped at his portion sizes, he said—one woman ordered a plate of nachos and consumed roughly four bites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Far out in the desert, the researchers gaped at the six-foot-long femur, the jaw, teeth, and base of the crest.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Members of a nearby church stood and gaped.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

American executives at the Guangzhou auto show gaped at the car’s uneven purple paint job and the poor fit of its doors.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Drawers in tables gaped, the bureau was stripped bare.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"I'm a bit nervous about these things. I was just happy gaping and remembering things," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Later, the vehicle was removed and a gaping hole was visible in the Metro bus’ side, with wreckage strewn around the scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Just two years after the 62-year-old actor snapped up the modern 4,000-square-foot home, shocking images have revealed extensive damage outside the residence, with the collapse cracking open the sidewalk and leaving behind a gaping hole.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

From the damage—a gaping hole in one wall and concrete falling from the ceiling—the home won’t be an option this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Dat Spitz fight lak hell,” said Perrault, as he surveyed the gaping rips and cuts.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London