gape
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
had gaped
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past perfectof gape.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And a gorge sheered up in granite walls, and the moose trail crept betwixt; 'Twas as if the earth had gaped too far and her stony jaws were fixt.
From Ballads of a Cheechako by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
When it had gaped wide enough the men hopped down from their springboards, laid aside their axes, and betook themselves to the saw.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
She had gaped at him consistently for two whole days, and he didn’t like it.
From Colorado Jim by George Goodchild
By a supreme effort, not of the will, but of the emotion, he fought his way across that vast gulf that for a time had gaped between Hilma and the idea of his marriage.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris
How those black cannon-mouths had gaped at the small boy on the dock!
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
