gape
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
were gaping
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past progressiveof gape.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There were gaping holes visible in the ground.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
But there were gaping holes in that argument.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023
Regrouping and retraining the army – and police – were gaping holes in trying to reconstitute an orderly civil society out of absolute shambles.
From US News ● Aug. 30, 2016
He pointed to what he said were gaping holes in the case, including the claim that a music company, not Wolfe, owned the copyright to “Taurus.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2016
There were gaping rectangular spaces on the dashboard instead of air-conditioner vents, so the windows were kept down.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
