| 单词 | gape |
| 例句 | As he talked, the boys gaped at the room. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The idiom brings to mind the menacing gape of a predator, reinforcing our gratitude for being alive: to come into existence we narrowly escaped a mortal threat, namely the high odds against it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The crew scattered for cover, except for Piper, who stood frozen in place, gaping at the arrow that had almost pierced her nose the hard way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The inky blackness gaped up at him, like the throat of a hungry beast. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Day after day the pitiless sun blazed down, scorching whatever still struggled to grow and baking the earth hard until at last it split and great irregular fissures gaped in the land. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad gaped at me in disbelief, then he began to testify—not about God, but about Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Palmer gaped at the doorway as Beans thumped his fist on the table and growled, “Where’s the grub?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The hair on her arms rose, and she almost stumbled into the nearest table as she waited for something—a hand; a wing; a gaping, fanged mouth—to appear and grab her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She pointed at each one of them in turn, her finger landing at last on the teenage boy, who gaped at her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We felt the smirks of the gaping statues on us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The doors were made of cloudy red glass, gaping at her like the mouth of a giant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His eyes gape even more when I hurry to my hands and knees and put my cheek to the floor, looking under his bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Astonished, gaping after the birds, the men felt their hearts flood, foreboding things to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama and Papa gaped as Mr. Beiderman emerged from behind the children. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z For some the spell lasted only while the voice spoke to them, and when it spoke to another they smiled, as men do who see through a juggler’s trick while others gape at it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The Crochan still squatted where it had been; Taran made out the dark, brooding mass, and it seemed to him, in a flare of horror, that its mouth gaped greedily. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Ron gaped at him, but Hermione said sadly, “I knew you were going to say that. But then what will you do?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He looked wistfully at that gaping black hole through which the rat had darted to safety. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Francis and I gaped at him as he unconcernedly drained his glass and reached for the bottle again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There were gaping rectangular spaces on the dashboard instead of air-conditioner vents, so the windows were kept down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Later, when the dogs came to, they would lift their heads to the ceiling and gape in a soundless wail. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In my dreams, I stood in a dark cavern before a gaping pit. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He stood back and looked at the gaping cut in the wire. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Also...her throat was gaping open and gushing red. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No one else was looking up, no one gaped. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The boy unmasked the gaping void in Franz’s life even as he helped fill it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was peering down at us from the center of the gaping hole in the roof. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I just stop in the road and gape for a second, not ready to walk down into it yet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The bag was empty and riding high, its open end gaping wide like the mouth of a cave. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Weirdly, he wasn’t gaping at her face, but rather his eyes darted from her hair to her dirty sweatshirt and back to her hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I gaped in amazement as he declared that he had picked me up from a home in Brandon and had taken me to spend the weekend with them. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It seems Mr. McCracken now spends most of his time welding cast-iron contraptions late into the night, as if he were drilling into the cavity of the gaping monstrosity that is his garage. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He stuck the lollipop into poor old Derby’s gaping mouth. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The wounds were deep, and he could see exposed muscles and tendons glisten yellow and pink in a devastating kind of beauty where the ragged flesh gaped open. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z They all stopped to gape at the head on the ground. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see a gaping hole in her side from the gunfire. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They gaped at it the way they might have gaped at a sudden apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe spreading roses around the Body Shop and Pipe Queen buildings. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Rats still crawled through gaping holes in floorboards. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The wringmaster was holding one arm out, making a gate behind which the wringers gaped. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Returning, with interest, his gaping shock, “You? Talk too much? How can you accuse me of accusing you of that!” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He bites the arm that’s holding me—and this burst of energy that Garrett has must give him superhuman strength, because it’s like the bite of a shark, leaving a bloody, gaping wound. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The tunnel continued in front of us, but there was no floor for about a hundred feet, just gaping darkness and a series of iron rungs in the ceiling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But Chaol only gaped at the flailing assassin, his face pale as death. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The guards positioned beneath the window didn’t glance upward, and she gaped at the bluish-gray sky, at the clouds slipping on their shoes and shuffling toward the horizon. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I gape at him as the rain falls harder. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The deputy gaped at her as though she’d slapped him across the face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Little Charlie Bucket was staring at her absolutely spellbound, watching her huge rubbery lips as they pressed and unpressed with the chewing, and Grandpa Joe stood beside him, gaping at the girl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z All I could do was gape at the fact of the young man’s body. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They gaped at each other, unable to talk, huffing and puffing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His absence is a gaping, aching hole in me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Nydia’s eyes were wide, like a little kid on the first day of school, and Jerome and Izzy gaped in amazement. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He lay against a log, his mouth gaping, blue shadows creeping round his lips. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They stopped in front of a tall, snow-covered building whose many windows gaped blackly, like the eye-sockets of empty skulls. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Parsons, his attention caught by the trumpet call, sat listening with a sort of gaping solemnity, a sort of edified boredom. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z From here, the gaping wound in the sky looked like a part of the sunset. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She peered under the bed, gaped at the dusty emptiness. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She gaped as the white mouth continued to move, revealing a throat of carved marble. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Trying to make no sound and clutching my cross of lead, I went around by the side of the church, where windows had once been but where only gaping holes remained. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He gave a gasp and was silent, gaping. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a gaping rent in the metal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sam came to the gaping mouth and peered in. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She flinched a little and gaped at me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The younger children gape; the oldest children snicker. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I even tell Thomas, as we wander the lavish ballroom with its endless banquet tables and chandeliers, that arresting Day has filled the gaping hole Metias’s death left in my life. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My jeans are torn, and through the gaping holes I see grazed shins. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Drawers in tables gaped, the bureau was stripped bare. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When I entered the kitchen I noticed a gaping hole in the wall, which led to a new extension Dad was building. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I gaped a little bit, and for a rare moment I was at a loss for words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In its place was a gaping black mouth vomiting up smoke. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z She glanced over to the gaping hole where the air-conditioning unit had been, and gasped. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a cry, he flung himself into the Crochan’s gaping mouth. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z So I squeezed my eyes shut, because I didn’t want its gaping jaws to be the last thing I’d ever see, and gripped the shears in front of me with both hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z McNab was gaping at the kid, who was still standing there all calm and cool, waiting for the next pitch. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two gaping holes in his chest. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The riders were as pale as the fairy woman on the frontispiece, and their faces were hollow skulls, their mouths gaping open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As he gaped, he saw, also, that everyone else had pulled themselves together into a group, taking in the new surroundings. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Eventually, he asked the tournament organizers to rope off the area around his board, because the crowds would gather and gape, often for hours at a time, while he was playing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He hurried off the plaza and across the rock garden, where several students gaped at him, surprised to see him still alive. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed Riptide out of my ruined jeans, told Tyson, “Come on!” and jumped through the gaping hole in the side of the building. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, we gaped at the imminent futurity of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The bakeress forgot what she was saying as she turned to gape at the beautiful, dark woman, darkly dressed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “This interview is over,” she said, and she blocked Tyree for a moment, but the man switched off the light, lowered the camera, and gaped at his partner. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He had replaced his torn, dirty clothes with some that, although worn, were clean and without gaping holes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She sat upon a bench threading a long needle in and out of a shoe sole and she stopped and held the needle poised and her mouth gaped open and showed her blackened teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He gaped at them for a moment, then swayed and sat down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Why did I have to give myself a constant, gaping open wound on, of all places, my finger? Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Diana started climbing again, this time faster as she focused on the sound of the sirens that grew louder the higher she climbed through the gaping hole in the ceiling. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Where a fort had once overlooked the river now stood a broken gate, gaping open like an old man’s toothless mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was standing by the open door of the classroom, and there was a sudden movement of heads as everyone turned and gaped at him in total astonishment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A pair of women on bicycles pull off the road and gape at the truck as its passes: some infernal lorry sent to blight their town. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Everyone pushed forward, the people to gape and the guards to act as the emperor bellowed, “Get her! She is not to get away!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He backed up so he could get a flying start and then we whooped across the bridge, our wheels clattering across the loose boards, space gaping below. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Elf King and the Protector...both gone,” said Werfel in awe, gaping at the slow turning of the smoke. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z No smoke came from the chimney, and the little lattice windows gaped forlorn. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I left the doors of the armoire gaping open. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He just gapes at me, like he’s trying to process that. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He peered over the top of his halfmoon spectacles at Harry, who was gaping at Snape’s face, which was continuing to swirl around the bowl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Even Havermeyer had lifted his head from his plate to gape at him with his heavy, pendulous jaw. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Pinmei could only gape, her mouth a round circle, her head dizzy with astonishment. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Quick as lightning he thrust the big stake into the Firedrake's jaws, jamming them open even as the creature gaped wide to let loose the first foul gust of flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena gave a start and grabbed at her tunic, gaping as she found that it had somehow turned into a nightgown, and then marveled at her hand as she lifted it into the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The guards dragged Inej through the courtyard, past gaping onlookers, and out the ring wall gate as the bells continued to toll. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But we had no time to gape, for I did not know where our enemy was—and indeed, I was right to worry. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I wish I had not gratified him again by gaping. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Air is notoriously uncooperative when it comes to giant, gaping holes in your EVA suit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She gaped at him, and then shouted, “You can talk!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He paused, the audience gaped; he cried, by way of amplification, “Tooth and nail!” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Out of the tail of her eye she could see Benito Hoover gaping with astonishment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t see anyone else gaping at her like an idiot!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The young king gaped in shock, and the father was only able to see why when the reflection of the moon returned to the lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Except through the big gaping hole in the wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I went without reason, and stood a moment looking at the gaping wardrobe and the empty bed, and the tray of tea upon the table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I caused a minor automobile collision; one driver stopped to gape at me, and the driver behind bumped into him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She was holding one of the homemade confetti scraps, gaping at it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was gaping at the elf’s manipulation even more than Anya was. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I stood gaping at the policemen, my bags settling upon the middle of the walk, until one of them happened to see me and nudged the other, who chewed lazily upon a wad of gum. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I came around back and saw my opportunity: a doorless doorway, bearded with vines, gaping and black; an open mouth just waiting to swallow me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The current eddied around its gaping mouth and the cauldron seemed to be muttering defiance. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a hole in her face, a gaping wound above her lip, part of her nose gone. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He shouted it louder than he had intended, and he stuck his head out of the window, gaping back at it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was full-on gaping at me now, obviously no longer concerned with the time. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Carmine is quiet, gaping at the buildings and wires and people outside the window, after hundreds of miles of fields and trees. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And on the bridge of the Queen Mary, the astonished Captain was standing with a group of his officers, all of them gaping at the great round ball hovering overhead. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z His face was twisted in rigid pain; his mouth gaped over the chipped front tooth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a gaping hole, high up, like soaring, flying dragons had attacked the building, leaving a jagged tear of broken glass, bent metal, and concrete. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The pigs head hung down with gaping neck and seemed to search for something on the ground. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m so disgusted that for a moment all I can do is gape and try not to vomit. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I stepped up to the edge of the basin and gaped. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The snoring man’s mouth gaped sloppily like some huge beast’s. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z All he could do was stand and gape at her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And now she’s gaping at me, her eyes huge and startled. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They faced north, gaping like statues cast in the moment of discovery, until Turtle Wexler, her kite tail of a braid flying behind her, raced her bicycle into the driveway. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The shiny automobile rolled down the dirt road, hitting every gaping pothole. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron gaped, openmouthed, at the seven superb broomsticks in front of him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They sat gaping, party hats perched comically on their heads. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And so they came at last deep into the glen; and there stood a sheer wall of rock, and in the wall the Dark Door gaped before them like the mouth of night. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Breashears, who had worked around many helicopters during the course of a long and distinguished film career, immediately found a landing pad bordered by two gaping crevasses at 19,860 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When they uncovered his body, I could see bubbles of blood coming from a gaping wound in his throat. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Only my years of stage training kept me from gaping openly at his sudden drop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On I came, kicking my heavy, padded legs and gaping through the goalie mask at the fantastic underwater life all around me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Stop gaping, boy! Go shower and dress! Comb your hair! My last image of you, and you show me messy hair?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My heart jumped into my throat and my stomach dropped, leaving a gaping void in my chest where vital things belonged. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The startled hobbits peered out of lamplit doors to gape at it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On the whole, Gutshot had been physically unkind to him: a puffy scar above his eye, forty-four distinct shoulder bruises, and of course a still-painful gaping hole in his gut. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Their doorways gaped like mouths and their windows gleamed like eyes, so that each one of them looked like the stark, empty face of a multi-eyed demon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was but a quarter of a body torn from the rest: unseeing, gaping head and lolling arm with shoulder and ribs to join them, impaled upon a stake, and much busied with flies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It opened its gaping mouth as it loomed over her, but just as it neared, there was a flash of white. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All my life, I’ve stared at a gaping hole in the roof, the boarded-up windows, the slow, creeping forest that was starting to suffocate that house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was no morphine in the first-aid kit, no protection for Snowden against pain but the numbing shock of the gaping wound itself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Up ahead at Fifth the lights were bright, a few cars shooting across the gaping mouth of the street and above and beyond, the trees—great, dark, tall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian gaped at his grinning, moon-faced navigator in utter shock and confusion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z For a few moments, the men below just stood and stared and gaped. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z All the other girls in our group turn to Michael’s table and gape. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Tayo kept thinking about the cattle and the gaping hole in the fence; but they didn’t act as if they had noticed anything except him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Thomas ran to the jagged, gaping hole, looked down just in time to see the Griever land and start scooting across the Glade, Gally’s body appearing and disappearing as the thing rolled. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I stood there mute, my hat in my hand and my mouth gaping, until her parents, who were well acquainted with such symptoms, came to my rescue. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Seamus says ’twas a terrible thing indeed and he wouldn’t want to be walking these halls in the dark with all the little green mouths gaping at him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She gaped at the glass, leaning well away from it now as though it might be a dangerous thing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z His mouth will gape: his upper jaw will reach the heavens, the lower jaw will touch the earth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z With faces aghast, the four children gaped at the man, and then at one another, for they saw at once that Mr. Curtain was Mr. Benedict himself. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All along the benches men put down their cups and spoons to turn and gape at the grisly spectacle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ivy moved forward a bit more, inching here and there to avoid the gaping holes between planks of wood and broken furniture. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But all the celebrating felt like a distant world I couldn’t fully be a part of because of the gaping hole where my heart used to be. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The clerk sat up straight, gaping at the pile of money. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In the side of the cliff was a cavern, mouth gaping open like a snoring beast. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Her daughter, June, who was Ivy’s age, sat in the passenger seat, gaping at Ivy’s nonhouse. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A fire was burning in a hearth shaped like the gaping mouth of a lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He was gaping at me like a hooked fish as I went out the door. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z We step through the debris of charred cabinets and chair legs used as firewood, and move through the offices skylighted by gaping holes punched through the ceiling and roof by the firefighters. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe was standing right where he’d been, not moving, frozen in the path of the dead woman and her gaping maw. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The men unenthusiastically escorted us against the gaping crowd. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I gaped at him, then at the sword. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I'd always imagined the dead as some kind of monster: mouth gaping as they came to eat you. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Combat medicine was torn flesh, gaping belly wounds, splintered bones, burns, blood, and agony. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A pattern of sweaty palms and gaping faces presses against the glass. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z For an instant I saw my gaping face in one of them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Genie gaped, his mouth falling open as Ernie came back to scoop up more dog crud. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Yet in many places it had crumbled away or was crossed by gaping rents. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He shoves the headphones over my ears and does this giant, gaping yawn. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Gilly willed the woman not to look, not to stare at the funny little brown face poked up above the faded quilt, the mouth gaped and trembling with each noisy breath. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z How strange it must have been to catch a hint of that yeshivish cadence while staring down the end of a gaping barrel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bed’s stripped to the mattress, the closet gapes open, showing the emptiness inside, but I’d know this room anywhere. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One of the autos flew right into the building and crashed through the back wall, leaving a gaping hole. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The prisoners stare, gaping, at the body in the middle of the bridge, some of them letting out shocked screams, some of them clasping their hands in silent horror. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The distance between the foremast and the mainmast is too far for me to jump, and if I climb down, I’ll be climbing right into the gaping maw of the squid. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The second widens it to a gaping hole. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Sørlle gaped in astonishment at the three ragged castaways, and then turned his head away and wept. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But Mrs. Menzer finally left, and Mom pulled away first, holding me by the shoulders and leaving a gaping empty space between us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Hot Pie gaped at her with big moon eyes, but no one else even troubled to look. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She wears a flowered dress with a pinafore and her mouth gapes, a toothless black hole. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Its ugly mouth gaped wide enough to hold a human body. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “They are deep, each cut must have severed blood vessels—and yet—the edges do not gape. They have not bled as one would have expected.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I hand him our goods, then pull Alan past gaping holes and lumps of concrete. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a gaping hole in the side of the North Tower, ninety stories up. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z We lurch forward, narrowly avoiding a gaping hole in the road. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Even the young children, some of whom Pinmei recognized from her past visits, were strangely silent, gaping at them with hollowed eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For a moment I just gape at her face. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z While wandering aimlessly about the streets of Memphis, gaping at the tall buildings and the crowds, killing time, eadng bags of popcorn, I was struck by an odd and sudden idea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the narrow valley, now almost on a level with his eyes, the walls of the evil city stood, and its cavernous gate, shaped like an open mouth with gleaming teeth, was gaping wide. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The corporal reached into Weary’s gaping bosom as though he meant to tear out his pounding heart, but he brought out Weary’s bulletproof Bible instead. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes would suddenly go blank, leaving two gaping wounds, two wells of terror. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The courtiers around us gape and titter, but only for a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So what could he do but gape as she ducked into that turbulent pool in front of the iced-over river? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The gaping trunk looked like the mouth of a village idiot who was explaining that he didn’t know anything about anything. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a sinking feeling that our future lay somewhere inside one of these dark, gaping mouths. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Behind the church, a rectangular pit in the ground gaped open, awaiting her father’s body. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam gaped at him openmouthed, as if he did not understand the meaning of the word. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His body writhed, and the most disturbing retching sounds poured out of his gaping jaws. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A simple image entered Cole’s mind: a tiny sparrow in a nest, helpless, neck straining upward, mouth gaping open. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The net stretches across the gaping hole, just as it did when I last saw it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z After the fire trucks had gone, the shell of the Richardson house now gaping and blackened and steaming gently, Mrs. Richardson pulled her bathrobe tightly around herself and took stock. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He raised his hand toward his gaping mouth and the Humbug shut his eyes tightly and clasped both hands over his head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She had sliced my okpa, too, and red chunks of pepper gaped from the yellow slices. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Minli, used to the spare harvests of her village, couldn’t help gaping at the tall mounds of food for sale at the Market of Green Abundance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He looked up at the waitress, who was gaping at him, and said, “Are you still here?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As he galloped across the British Isles with the helicopters thundering above him, people stood and gaped and wondered what on earth was going on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd of people seemed to realize this too as they all gaped at it open- mouthed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I gaped at one and then the other. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hawkeye had gone out to relieve himself and had somehow missed the giant gaping hole in the ground. Twisted his ankle and couldn’t climb out of the deep end.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z At the beep, we all turned to gape at the big man, planted behind the wheel of this old beater of a K-Car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Spassky gaped for about ten seconds, thinking about what to do, and finally sat down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She took the last few steps, her legs shaking, and saw that there was a gaping hole where there should have been earth and grass. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too large to be felled by salt concentrate alone, but as it tipped, a dull roar emerged from the gaping black hole beneath it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He walked out through the kitchen, leaving us all gaping in his wake. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Ignoring the gaping stares of everyone at the bottom—especially Gaily—he walked out the door, pulling Chuck by the arm as he did so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His roommates had set fire to them I He gaped at the four insensitive overheated faces and wanted to shout curses at them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Dec stops eating long enough to gape at me, her mouth full of partially chewed casserole. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They make gaping holes on the block, like missing teeth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Everyone in the Dreamland turned around and gaped at us, and we were humiliated and furious. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z You want to see it lying at the bottom of the lifeboat, limbs trembling, eyes rolled back, a deathly rattle coming from its gaping mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Buddy ran to a wooden box and shoved it quickly in front of a gaping hole in the molding and then backed again to the door, holding the skillet ready. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was Laura, coming in through the back door with Athena, a tiny wisp of a child with hair so thin that her pale scalp gaped through. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When she spoke, he gaped at her in astonishment. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then the entire camp, block after block, filed past the hanged boy and stared at his extinguished eyes, the tongue hanging from his gaping mouth. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeta's clawing at Cato's arm, but weakly, as if confused over whether it's more important to breathe or try and stem the gush of blood from the gaping hole a mutt left in his calf. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He regarded no one thing in the room, but rather gaped at whatever lay before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I push back into the dressing room, leaving Mom gaping outside the door. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z H is gaping,” said one of the boys. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mother’s absence left a gaping hole, a mouth missing its front tooth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He slapped his knee and bent to let his laughter jerk out of his gaping mouth. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The density of threads rising from the assembled army was almost overwhelming, and Anya gaped at them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The walls looked as if someone had piled up a number of stones in a hurry, the roof had collapsed, and where there must once have been a door only a black hole now gaped. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Ron gaped at him for a moment, then rounded on Hermione, imitating her voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Her chest is squeezing at the sight of those gaping bits in the trestle ahead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The blouse she was wearing drooped over her shoulders, and there was a gaping space between her neck and the collar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Shagga was gaping back; beyond a certainty, he had never seen so many men, horses, and weapons in all his days. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It gasped, slobbered, spun, doubled, clawed the air frantically; finally its mouth gaped and its pink-white tongue shot out stiffly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya lowered her bow, letting her arrow go slack against the bowstring, gaping at the boy flying above the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She felt a gaping emptiness within her that hurt like nothing she had ever felt before, as if this time, finally, was the last time her mother would come to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She edged closer to the gaping hole made by the Fiat 500. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That summer, when it seemed she was thinking about it, she would stare in wonderment at me as if I had a gaping hole blown through my head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents pulled him back toward the exit, straight into the park ranger, who stood, paralyzed, gaping at the monster. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us gaped too, baffled as to where Horace had gotten it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When asked a direct question, he could be counted on to say something so bald—and undeniable—that he would leave everyone around him gaping. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A gaping hole yawned where the nose should have been, and the bulging eyes gazed heavenward and to the left at something or someone off the edge of the canvas. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I’m still gaping when the Commandant pulls me into her office. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A hundred times before, Johnny had stopped on the streets of Boston, or before her house, to watch her: he but one more gaping face in a crowd, she the accepted reigning belle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn to gape at Simon—but he’s disappeared, and all of a sudden, I find myself standing next to Abby. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He did not stir, but remained exactly where he had fallen, with his left arm bent out at an awkward angle and his mouth gaping. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Within a few weeks daily buses began to arrive from Reykjavik—sometimes two or three a day—filled with the gaping tourists that Bobby had so desperately wanted to avoid. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Mouth of Hell is gaping wide, and all of us are falling. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Two coaches hurried up, gaping at their stopwatches, on which they had clocked his final lap. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It plained of its gaping wounds, its inward bleeding, its riven chords. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At night, seated at a crude table, with a kerosene lamp spluttering at my elbow, I would fill out insurance applications, and a sharecropper family, fresh from laboring in the fields, would stand and gape. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But even now, some of the writing remained, and she tried not to gape at it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She unlocked the door and slid it up until the cage gaped wide open. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It's Gerhard, standing at the closet, a gaping duffel bag at his feet. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Boards creak and the floor is ripped up and gaping. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Horned King’s eyes blazed behind the gaping sockets of whitened bone. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The dockers gaped: Smith was waving at them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I got a glimpse of the wound on his thigh, gaping, charred flesh, burned clear down to the bone, before I ran from the house. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Everyone shielded their eyes, and a few people in the hallway let out cries of alarm, but Richard ignored them all and took long strides toward the gaping maw of the closet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And what about the gaping hole on the stumpy arm? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And at the end of the hall, a gaping rectangle instead of a window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He liked to watch as the birds swooped back and forth, scooping up crickets and dropping them into the gaping mouths of their chicks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They gaped when she sat on the other side of Finn and gave his arm a squeeze. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Harry gaped at the last word for several long moments. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was the speechless astonishment of seeing a hog stabbed through the heart, dipped into boiling water, scraped, split open, gutted, and strung up gaping and bloody. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Cymbeline stood there gaping for a few moments, then offered her hand for the short, dapper man to kiss. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Bloodblooms had sprouted from their gaping wounds, pale flowers with petals plump and moist as a woman’s lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I catch myself gaping curiously and manage to stop just in time to extend my hand, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t stop myself gaping a little. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I gape at him gratefully as he steps back next to Amy, who has a new look of respect in her eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Before leaving the other day, we pushed the plank against the gaping doorway but didn’t secure it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley had staunched his bleeding now, and by the lamplight Harry saw a clean, gaping hole where George’s ear had been. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His team kicks off, but Manny’s players don’t move because he’s still gaping at Justyce like he just confessed to murder. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But when everybody took abacuses out of their desks, Hanako gaped. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Your pinata skills need work, its gaping fish mouth seemed to tell her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I closed my gaping mouth and said "Aye," and he strode off to deal with some other crisis. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z One had been castrated, an ugly mouth gaping where his manhood had been. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Javier asked as Moss gaped at a bowl of grits with envy on his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And then all that was left was that tin roof, halfway covering the gaping entrance of the silo. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I hurl myself through a gaping hole punched in the wall of what used to be the central library. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She removed the container of salve again from her pack, opened it, and applied it thickly to the gaping slice in her flesh. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As he stood gaping at them, the lights in the living room of his apartment plunged out. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It dropped precisely into place and the main lock gaped open. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He spied Yossarian finally with a feeling of immense joy, and then his mouth gaped open slowly in unbearable horror as he noted Yossarian’s vivid, beaten, grimy look of deep, drugged despair. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He gives Rhiannon her hello, but he’s gaping at me when he does. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They were going to bring her inside their realm, and the tower was the gaping portal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Zane sat before the enormous gaping hole, clutching the chair’s armrests so tightly, his knuckles were purple. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The man’s eyes bulged; his mouth gaped as wide as his face; his teeth showed; the muscles of his neck were like ropes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He gaped at us, then at the door through which Julian had been carried. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Ron said, gaping from her to Harry, but Hermione ignored him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Scoob looks over his shoulder at the gaping entrance to his bedroom. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z They were confident that these provincials, these yokels now gaping at their equipment, gauging the manner of fighting men they were, would be so impressed they would never stand up and fight them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and walked to the side, along the gaping crevasse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Its mouth gaped open, teeth shining, tongue lolling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The first bomb hits the middle of the street, upturning the pavement and leaving a gaping hole. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z All about it the earth gaped, and from deep rifts and pits smoke and fumes leaped up. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Tiller and Sairy gaped at the ragged hole chopped in the side of the barn. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She would have stood there gaping, but the servant shoved her as he himself bent over. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Its bare dead eyes gaped out of its head, pleading for mercy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They made a perfect half circle in front of the synagogue doors, like a steel trap with gaping jaws ready to be sprung. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll need a ticket for your son as well,” the conductor told her, nodding his head at Will, gaping in the aisle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He landed clean in the gaping mouth of a huge marmalade cat! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It even had a caboose, where a man with a big black beard and a guttering lantern in his hand gaped at us in surprise as the train strafed away around the next bend. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Tyler was in the front, and he had turned fully around and was gaping at them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Arms waved and mouths gaped open in incredulity as Seabiscuit came on, his ears wagging. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn asked, gaping at the mansion ahead of them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I peered in one of the gaping windows to look around, only to have a chunk of the windowsill snap off in my hands when I leaned on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The city passes in a blur of gaping Plebeians, muttering auxes, and a riot of merchants and their stalls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ash had not moved quickly enough; she stood in the corridor, gaping at the two women. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But this one could, apparently, and she gaped at it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Right across from Brooklyn, something left a gaping hole in the tower. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The villagers transformed into brutish creatures before my very eyes, with their hungry mouths gaping wide. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The dream lay heavily upon him; he could still see the gaping jaws of a wolf and the sharp, white teeth. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Others are huge and gaping, leaving scars that never heal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Corporal Craigie was full of urgency and outrage, demanding which of us knew the science of tying a bloody tourniquet, ilk of ye—by God, the man was dying while we gaped. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She stared in horror across the grave, trying to anchor herself to Con, who was gaping at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Rotting beams supported on once-white pillars had buckled at the center, leaving a yawning, gaping hole. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The roof thatch that remained was worn to shreds, full of gaping holes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” a nattily dressed new animal salesman said to him chattily as he stood gaping with a sort of glazed, meek need at the displays. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Where there had been a foot of solid grey stone before, there was now a gaping hole big enough to drive a cart through. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The first officer stopped and gaped at the man in a stagy way. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cilia gaped at him, tried to say something, but only swallowed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I brush past the gaping Avoxes who guard the elevators and hit the number twelve button with my fist. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Above all, he stressed that there were to be no reporters, television cameras, or gaping tourists. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Eating the mouse exhausted Cole, and by the time he had chewed up the tiny bones and swallowed the wad of tough furry skin, he lay spent, mouth gaping open. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Weese was sprawled across the cobbles, his throat a red ruin, eyes gaping sightlessly up at a bank of grey cloud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I mused on the funeral day, the coffin, the hearse, the black train of tenants and servants—few was the number of relatives—the gaping vault, the silent church, the solemn service. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Through here,” boomed Wednesday, and he led them through the only exit, formed to look like the gaping mouth of a huge monster, its sharp teeth ready to rend them all to slivers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Prams drifted along the paths, hoods down in full sunlight, and white, soft-skulled babies gaped at the outdoor world for the first time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "Please," Julian begged, pulling at the gaping front of his doublet. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The tile edges were rough, tiny spaces gaping at the corners. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z One had a gaping mouth and the other a grimace of pointed white teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A face wide and round like the moon gaped down at him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After clearing that obstacle, Kyle quickly ducked left to escape the gaping jaws of a lunging Tyrannosaurus rex. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She watched the gaping mouth of the mill swallow up his small form. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The Builders had boarded up the gaping holes left by the monsters who’d carried off Gaily and Adam. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Perhaps Bernabe was waiting to see if an apple-shaped, pearl-colored, white winged soul was going to blurt out of the corpse’s gaping mouth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Half a dozen kids had materialized, and they gaped and grinned as the she lifted out each marionette. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Holding a hand over my mouth to muffle my frantic breathing, I gaped at the trunk as though the awful contents might crawl from it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z And nine-year-old Richard had gone from being the center of his mother’s world to just one more traumatized member of a family with a gaping hole in it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Some people were only able to gape at her, but many talked and those that did found her warmer and gentler than she had ever been before. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He had no idea that he was about to blast open a huge, gaping hole that would swallow him and everything around him. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Feeding people is just putting a tiny bandage on a gaping wound. It might stop the bleeding for a while, but ultimately the wound will still be there.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “There is no such thing! I’m outta here,” Juanita exclaimed, jumping out of the chair and heading for the gaping door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Their elongated faces and gaping mouths reminded Aru of that Edvard Munch painting her Art teacher had once shown the class. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You’re not the only one who wishes to gawk and gape at our resident caged animal. I am considering charging admission.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was in a cage, being viewed, gaped at, seen as visitors to the 200 see exotic animals—kangaroos and baboons. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In 1651, a freak accident leaves the son of an English aristocrat with a gaping hole in his chest. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z All I can do is sort of gape at him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Oh, my heavens, what a terrible thing!” his wife said, hands on her cheeks, gaping at the fire. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It made a gaping wound in the zebra’s side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a clearing just past him, and a long rectangular hole gaped open in the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z With all four of us girls lined up at the window with our mouths gaping open, we must have looked like the Lennon Sisters on Lawrence Welk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she woke up, the barn was bright with sunlight, the cat was gone, and a beautiful dark-haired boy was standing there, gaping at her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The room inside looked like the mouth of an alligator—gaped wide open to swallow something down. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Harry gaped as people began to scream at the sight of him; several hands pulled him into the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Martin whistled as the others gaped at Mr. Jacobs in shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was pure transfixed, mouth gaping, eyes shining. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z None of the medical team was focusing on looks when they patched up the gaping hole. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I should jump from the horse and run,” she said, waving at a young man, who gaped at what he thought was a court lady’s attention. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She studied her sleeping grandfather’s withered face, his gaping toothless mouth and flaring nostrils bathed in the warm glow of the reading lamp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z At the corner of an alley he saw an empty building with a gaping window on the first floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t have the look of a proud, gaping parent but the look of someone always there for Boobie, always keeping an eye out for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A polite voice in my head tells me to at least close my gaping mouth. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The louvers, too, had been slipped off and the windows were gaping holes and the dry harmattan winds had blown in so much dust that the walls were now an even brown. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The fresh towels ready for spoilage, the wastebaskets gaping their invitations, beckoning in the careless junk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Ren wobbles on his board and spins out of control as he tries to avoid the wolf’s gaping mouth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Brian Johnson opened the season with a fifteen-yard run off the right side through a gaping hole to the Permian 47, lurching forward for every possible extra inch. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard shouting behind her as she spun around a portly butcher who stood gaping at her with a cleaver in his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Behind them the great cracks gaped wide to receive them as the tree swayed and creaked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My parents had a pleasant enough catch-up with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, and I followed Pamela around, gaping at her hair, her fair skin and teenager jewelry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The widow's son, after closing his gaping mouth, nodded his thanks, climbed on the horse's back, and galloped into the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Thomas gaped, his mind emptying of thought as he saw it all firsthand. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t even recognizable as a restroom anymore—there was just a gaping hole piled up with dirt and bricks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Lydia gaped as he opened the volume, and before he had, with very monotonous solemnity, read three pages, she interrupted him with: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Tendai gaped at her, and Granny laughed so hard her rocking chair almost tipped over. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When he turned around, Doha’s mouth gaped open to see his sister holding another egg in her raised hand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z As Stella gaped at him, she sensed her mother sitting up a little taller, her daddy, too. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Knights called out to him as he cantered past, and men-at-arms gaped at the clansmen in open astonishment. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He gapes at the fires surrounding the reservoir, surprised they’ve grown this far. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For a long time the Big Bang theory had one gaping hole that troubled a lot of people–namely that it couldn’t begin to explain how we got here. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Dudley had even looked up from his pie to gape at his parents. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Half torn away, the gash in his cheek showing his teeth, the hole where his nose used to be open and gaping, making him look barely human. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The gaping holes in the hedges had closed up, and green branches snaked across to meet each other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Each concussion threw him, staggering, and he watched in sick astonishment as the cracks grew to gaping rifts wide enough to swallow a man. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I ran into my mother’s room and saw her lying upon her bed, dressed, her eyes open, her mouth gaped. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now her lipsticked mouth is coming at me, a gaping maw with tongue extended. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The two young lieutenants nodded lumpishly and gaped at each other in stunned and flaccid reluctance, each waiting for the other to initiate the procedure of taking Major Danby outside and shooting him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I swallow, embarrassed that he caught me gaping, and close my mouth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I just sat there and gaped at him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Above them, a mural of a shark looked down with a gaping mouth. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He gaped over the back of the sofa at his twin’s wound as if he could not believe what he was seeing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She had seen the gaping holes anteaters carved into the sides of termite mounds, although she hadn’t seen the creatures themselves. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the soldiers waved and smiled as they stood gaping at the procession. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z ‘Then stop gaping at me through the bars, and open the gate!’ said Merry. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They were all gathered around gaping, she could feel their eyes on her, and here and there she heard muttered comments and titters of laughter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We dive through the gaping doorway as the sniper fires off another couple of shots. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z At this very moment, other hunters are probably hot on Zero's trail, reporting their findings to Hideo while I gape at my new wardrobe. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Once more Lyddie was aware of the other girls in the room, who were watching her openmouthed and gaping at the dirty little bundle in her arms. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She thinks she spots the tall, gaping cement arch of the tunnel up ahead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was no sense in agreeing or disagreeing, the gulf between us was too wide; it was no use at all flinging our words at each other across that gaping chasm. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena could only gape as the flag was ripped down, and Cain howled his triumph. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The windows and door gaped with dark soot licking out around the edges. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gandalf looked through the gaping Gate, and already on the fields he heard the gathering sound of battle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We gaped at each other and I knew he knew. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Maire Solanya took the loaf from her, its crust gaping open, and placed it on the gravestone next to the candle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Clara woke a little before it, having had an apocalyptic nightmare of exploded horses, cows hurled into the sea, people crawling under stones, and gaping caverns in the earth into which whole houses were falling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin was tall and athletic, and the first time I saw her she was wearing running shorts that were much too short, but I didn’t gape at her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It had still been there, of course, no damage at all, no gaping hole into the yard. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z A huge hole right beside the front door gaped all the way through to the inside of the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, not entirely truthfully, because he could still spot a gaping hole in the plan. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The horse screams as blood shoots six feet from the gaping hole in its neck. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And then she, too, gaped down at herself in shock. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I catch sight of a white-blue marble suspended in the center of a gaping hole in the first ice structure. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It reared against the dark sky, its hideous, gaping mouth wide enough to swallow an entire elephant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His mouth was gaping and his arms were reaching out helplessly toward the luminous water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “What on earth are they going to do?” said Michael, gaping. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But there was a mouth...a gaping, shapeless hole, sucking the air with the sound of a death rattle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Roger gaped, horrified, but then collected his wits and ran to the nearest group of hesitating children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They gaped redly against the innkeeper’s fair skin, as if he had been slashed with a barber’s razor or a piece of broken glass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Most people were walking the other way; they gaped at him, drenched in water and blood, but he answered none of the questions fired at him as he ran past. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A thin boy, wearing a Malcolm X T-shirt and sporting a DIY haircut, sat up from where he’d once been sprawled by a gaping hole in the side of the bus. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I, looking out the window and having half-forgotten why I was there, turned to gape at him and couldn’t think of a thing to say. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I drew gaping nostrils, then held my artistic creation up and smiled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The fabric of her skirt is pulled so tight over her thighs, the pockets gape open. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “What are you standing there for, gaping like a lot of sheep?” cried Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Anya skidded to a stop and gaped upward, watching the tarp swing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The audience all opened their mouths wide for laughter, and stopped short in gaping silence; for the singer disappeared. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mrs. Clarke hustled her directly to the drawing room in such a flurry of chatter Penelope barely had time to gape at the grandeur of the house’s vast interior. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The boy gaped, and struggled, as he might in the classroom, with a test in history. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was empty and open in front of us, a gaping mouth ready to swallow us whole. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And as Shasta gaped with open mouth and said nothing, the Voice continued. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He stood gazing for a moment, stock-still, gaping. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He might have said more, but suddenly his eyes gaped wide. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some near the surface have caved in, leaving gaping sink holes in the land. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For all its horror, you can’t help but gape at the awful majesty of combat. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His solid, thickset body spoke of fights that he had started and won, and the buck-teeth that gaped through his lips made him seem vaguely dangerous. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The gaping mouths, the finger pointing, the exclamations. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Its leering, gaping mouth taunted him, and the cauldron dragged at his strength as he heaved and struggled along the ascending trail. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I gaped at the huge, flat black space. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z With that he carried all the gear away to one of the many gaping fissures that scored the land and threw them in. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He trailed off, and only then did Anya remember the gaping hole behind his cart, and her attempts to barricade it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I must be gaping at her, as shocked as I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ron was so amazed, so impressed, he just sat and gaped at Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Hanako gaped, then caught herself and looked up into the woman’s eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Snake language. You could have been saying anything — no wonder Justin panicked, you sounded like you were egging the snake on or something — it was creepy, you know —” Harry gaped at him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Finn drew the curtains in the living room so that the people choking up the lawn wouldn’t gape. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Flames had made gaping holes in the roof. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As the sky brightened, George gaped at the scene around him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, right before the gaping eyes of the picnickers, he wrung its neck. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Those students not gaping at the strange kid whispered to one another about him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He gapes upward to the spiky mountains, then to the sky. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But now, instead of seeing the white brick and windows across the way and to her left, there were gaping holes where classrooms should be. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The light grows brighter still to reveal his face, the gaping eye sockets, the beard torn out in bloody patches. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She sat down across from him, gaping at the spread before her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They gaped at him, pushed at him, touched him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The portal gaped, and a congregation of flames issued forth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I gape like a fish as Cook, as silent-footed as her mistress, materializes from behind the sheet I've just hung up. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We enter the barn not through a door but through one of several gaping holes where the wooden wall has simply fallen away. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Its hairless gray skin was stretched tightly across its misshapen head, displaying a gaping mouth filled with black fangs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As if maybe it can fill this gaping space I feel. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As he made friends among people who understood and appreciated what he had endured, he gained confidence and began to try to fill gaping holes in his understanding of his homeland. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It didn’t even have eyes, just a great, pulsating sphincter, gaping, tooth-spiked, hot, and red. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The mother, eyes gaping, arms outstretched, staggered toward him; she tried to speak, her mouth opened, closed, but Lowell Lee said: “Shut up.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandparents gaped at it from the car, unable to move, until suddenly the front door opened and someone stepped out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hanako gaped—the destruction stretched on and on, only seeming to stop at the mountains rising on the horizon. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z One of the TV reporters said there were giant, gaping holes in the sides of the Twin Towers, like a cartoon explosion. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She looked up, followed the long, graceful curve of that neck as it arched into the firelit sky, and found herself gaping directly into the huge, sleepy eye of the brachy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Leaves me gaping like a fish out of water. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I saw the faces of centaurs gaping up at us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The old woman had nattered at him for ten years, telling her endless stories, but now she gaped at him as if he were some stranger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Enormous it looked, its sprawling branches going up like reaching arms with many long-fingered hands, its knotted and twisted trunk gaping in wide fissures that creaked faintly as the boughs moved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I think about the giant gaping hole in my heart, exactly the size of Ben’s fist. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The mouths of the workers gaped in wild cries; their legs were sprawled over cities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His face had a strange elasticity: It would be slack and expressionless one minute, only to twist suddenly into a gaping, oversize grin that distorted his features and exposed a mouthful of horsy teeth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The other Monitors are already disappearing into the gaping entrance of the ship with the rest of the passengers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Maniac tore it open — and gaped helplessly when he saw what it was. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Storefronts had had their heavy metal shutters pried off; their windows were gaping, their shelves empty. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His large, blond head rising out of the stripy collar of his pajamas looked oddly disembodied, his mouth gaping in astonishment and fear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At the body, with the gaping chest cavity and missing brain and face, at the claw marks gouged into the ground, or at the two Wyrdmarks, drawn on either side of the body in chalk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I slurred back, while desperately trying to avoid having my teeth touch the gaping hole in my cheek. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, honey,” she said to me, just standing there sort of gaping, the video stiff in her hand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z She gaped at me, obviously surprised that I was out of bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the far side, a set of wide wooden doors gaped open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I gaped at my reckless, illogical best friend. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s just as I remembered from last time: When it’s not latched properly, there's a large, gaping crack of air, and the door blows open. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I just gaped at him as my heart dropped to my knees. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When I see them I gape, up up up. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Pain stabbed through my straining chest as I gaped for air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He held his hands to the gaping, bloody wound at his chest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks like a gaping wide dragon’s mouth. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She just gaped—they had walked right in! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My eyes drop to the gaping wound in his stomach, a wound I put there nine years ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The darkness rippled, and Cain’s gaping features appeared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Four leads the group of initiates across the Pit toward a gaping hole in the wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Pansy Parkinson gaped at her as she walked by with Malfoy, and even he didn’t seem to be able to find an insult to throw at her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ted gaped, for at that moment he first caught sight of the escort that at a sign from Merry now marched over the bridge. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The sliding door has been rolled back and many of the drawers are gaping open with clothes hanging out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They dragged their gaping eyes from my face to the skateboard cracked in two in the middle of the street. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She saw a gaping black crack, waiting to swallow a dying boy and his dog. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Gel gaped for a moment before managing to say, “For Principles of Sympathy?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He resented the intrusion of the children, who gaped with wondering eyes at him, sitting so stiff up there in their mother’s bright atelier. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Three mouths gaped open; six eyes, round as tiny planets, stared. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A rusted cast-iron stove with a gaping hole on its side tilted against a wall. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He started to double over—his eyes fastened on me—gaping like a fish out of water. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Ross, whose life I had tried to write, was charged by the Communist party with “antileadership tendencies,” “class collaborationist attitudes,” and “ideological factionalism,” phrases so fanciful that I gaped when I heard them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth gaped open like that of a fish breathing its last. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She was peering in, behind him, and on her face was a great and stark fear; it made her look stripped down to nothing, like a skull with gaping holes as eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The other girls gape and point at her in awe. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the ballroom, dancer after dancer gaped at her as she fled. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But what made Pinmei gape was that as the woman turned to swim away, she distinctly flipped the tail of a fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The choir had swiveled around in unison and were gaping openmouthed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no current supporting him from underneath, just the hideous void gaping below him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her suitcase lids gaped like mouths; Brave Orchid had better hurry with the luck. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The trucks were still filing past, the people still insatiably gaping. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The boys, their mouths gaping, watched her turn the corner faster than any Fry Flamingos basketball player. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The curved blade slipped past the straight one and bit deep into the knight's hip where the mail gaped open. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It seemed like forever—or only seconds— that Tally fell, the gaping faces below becoming larger and larger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z |
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