How to Use agape in a Sentence

agape

adjective or adverb
  • But suddenly, his eyelids drew down hard and his mouth fell agape.
    — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Just a normal kid, that is, until two girls stop him, eyes wide and mouths agape, to ask for photos.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Some stretch downward, jaws agape; these are gargoyles, who vomit out the runoff of the rain (above).
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Dylan Cardwell clasped his hands behind his head, mouth agape on the bench.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The first time my son and I drove through Pigeon Forge, our mouths were agape.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The young bowlers’ choreography is enough to leave their teammates’ mouths agape.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
  • Brows raised, mouths agape, more sweat than usual trickling down the women's temples.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Of course, police also found Charles and Oliver, agape in the room at her side.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 May 2022
  • Collette's round mouth is still agape in terror, only now it has been plumped by scarlet red lipstick.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The father of three shared a photo of himself to social media in which his mouth was agape and his eyes wide open.
    — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 18 June 2019
  • Last week, or maybe the week before (the days fly by so fast), reporters were all agape with surprise that the electron was round.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2018
  • Other videos showed dogs, mouths agape, jumping, sniffing and pawing through untouched snow.
    — NBC News, 1 Feb. 2021
  • The decorative dome ceiling in the restaurant, which will leave your head tilted and mouth agape.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2022
  • This version of Harland Sanders is slim and dewy-eyed, with his mouth always slightly agape.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The mouth-agape comebacks of John Elway define this franchise.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These developments have left many in the conventional art world agape.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Mar. 2021
  • His mouth was agape and like, 'Now, wait a minute, wait a minute,' and this cop put a billy club under his chin and started marching him.
    — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The animal, which measured about 5 feet long, was missing most of its skin, and its mouth was agape, revealing rows of white teeth.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The 15-strong panel’s mouths were still agape as Quentin took his leave, followed by Clark and Schuler.
    — Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Shohei Ohtani left jaws agape, teammates stunned and fans nearly 500 feet away from home plate ducking for cover.
    — Tim Booth, Star Tribune, 10 July 2021
  • All four coaches are up on their feet by the end and Kelly Clarkson, mouth agape, especially looks blown away.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The residents of Passy, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Paris, stood agape and apart and afraid.
    — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • For most of the video’s more-than-10-minute duration, Lengyel’s mouth was agape in astonishment.
    — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The shell, however, is always somewhat agape, and the animal is visible all around except at the hinge.
    — David Berger, The Seattle Times, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Philadelphia’s shocking loss, removing the last undefeated team in the league, still has some jaws agape.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Fans lucky enough to get access mingle among the cars, mouths agape and phone cameras at the ready as mechanics prepare the open-wheel missiles for the three-hour battle ahead.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 June 2022
  • Lupita Nyong’o was seated behind Smith; the agape attention in her face was all but audible.
    — New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Leal then dropped her skateboard and ran, arms spread wide and mouth agape, across the concrete course to celebrate with her team and fellow competitors on the opposite side.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The then-21-year-old's reaction to that victory was iconic, clawing his fingers down the side of his face with his mouth agape in disbelief.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Oliver Ames sophomore Casey Milliken wandered from the Tigers’ fan section, hands on his head with his eyes wide and mouth agape.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022

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