gawking

Example Sentences

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"It's actually like looking at a digital image of your new dinosaur and gawking over it in the tent in the middle of the Sahara."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Barnum gradually expanded these gardens to include museums and theaters, where families could do everything from gawking at unusual people or animals to watching performances of fairy-tale characters like Aladdin or Goldilocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Admiring the stationery and figurines at the original Webster’s Pharmacy and gawking at the endless array of birds at Steve’s Pets shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

One beautiful evening, a dozen people were gawking at the LAV-25 armored vehicles.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025

As she held it open, Pinmei found herself gawking.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin