Example Sentences

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While everyone else was gawking at kangaroos and koalas, I was staring at a caged bird, an emu.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2020

I’d like to say Hi and be part of that lovely world for a minute except that a crewcut boy might think I was gawking at his girl and report me to the maître d’.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 15, 1999

Everyone else was gawking at the MIL-12 as it was towed gently into position next to the droop-nosed Russian SST.

From Time Magazine Archive

Weeks later Singh was gawking out of an airplane window at towering skyscrapers that stretched for miles into the desert.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the hush, even the ambulance guys paused to check out the blasted kid up front, the one everyone was gawking at.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx