Example Sentences

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It was by this way, they now saw, that Ovington had risen to wealth, while they, poor fools, not yet admitted to the secret, had gaped and wondered.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

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 White, Stewart Edward

At the same time Sanchica, hugging her father, asked him what he had brought her home; for she had gaped for him as the flowers do for the dew in May.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

His mouth, which had gaped loosely, closed with a snap into firm lines.

From The Beast of Space by Hardart, F.E.

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 Service, Robert W. (Robert William)