gawped; gawping; gawps
Examples of gawp in a Sentence
tourists in London gawping at royalty
Recent Examples on the Web
But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men.
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Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Locals of all ages throng the lakefront, gawping at the spectacle of it all.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
Twin columns once housed in trousers or board shorts have undergone miniskirt-ification, now daring you not to gawp as men’s hemlines rise and rise.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
Troy Iwata found a guy who stans Joe Biden and just gawped at him in wide-eyed disbelief.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 May 2024
Although the moon’s shadow will arrive like clockwork and bring eerie darkness on schedule, to gawp at the sun’s corona requires a clear sky.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Like the passengers gawping at the flames, the reader cannot look away.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Indeed, when William came to Marlborough for interschool events, Kate was more interested in playing hockey than waiting at the goal line on the hockey field above Wedgewood, where some of the girls congregated to gawp at the prince.
—Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 23 Feb. 2019
Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
As the men gawp on lustily and take locks of hair as a souvenir, a tear falls from Teixeira’s defiant mask.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Locals of all ages throng the lakefront, gawping at the spectacle of it all.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
Twin columns once housed in trousers or board shorts have undergone miniskirt-ification, now daring you not to gawp as men’s hemlines rise and rise.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
Troy Iwata found a guy who stans Joe Biden and just gawped at him in wide-eyed disbelief.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 May 2024
Although the moon’s shadow will arrive like clockwork and bring eerie darkness on schedule, to gawp at the sun’s corona requires a clear sky.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Like the passengers gawping at the flames, the reader cannot look away.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
Indeed, when William came to Marlborough for interschool events, Kate was more interested in playing hockey than waiting at the goal line on the hockey field above Wedgewood, where some of the girls congregated to gawp at the prince.
—Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 23 Feb. 2019
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“Gawp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawp. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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