gape at

Example Sentences

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City residents gape at it from their windows, crane their necks to catch a glimpse while driving or film it on their phones.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Branson’s Virgin Galactic “suborbital” flight will take him and his crew some 55 miles above sea level, where they will experience a few minutes of weightlessness and gape at the Earth’s curvature.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2021

Every year we gape at the lack of women in positions of power in Hollywood and wonder why, despite all the studies and advocacy groups and mentorship programs, it does not appear to be improving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019

We gape at dead cats, but the wolf is at the door.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2017

After we’ve finished our hamburgers and fries she turns to the boys and says brighdy, “Are you sufficiently sophonsified?” and they gape at her.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood