slack-jawed
having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
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How to use slack-jawed in a sentence
Obama's offensive caught the Romney camp completely by surprise and left them flat-footed and slack jawed.
Mark McKinnon on Obama’s Late, But Correct, Immigration Announcement | Mark McKinnon | June 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWe made the prune based Chocolate Fudge Torte at the bakery and it left everyone slack-jawed.
They absorb opinions sitting slack jawed in front of their televisions.
The mortal Bella seems to have no thoughts except slack-jawed adoration, and she is opaque to Edward.
Pillbot stared from the visible portion of Gault to slack-jawed Harper and back again, sweat splashing from his puffy face.
The 4-D Doodler | Graph Waldeyer
It was Lee, leaning, slack-jawed, against a pillar and reading the Green Sheet.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthHe spotted her in line, still slack-jawed, still gaping over the magazine.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthHe turned and fixed a cold, commanding eye upon the slack-jawed herders.
Flying U Ranch | B. M. Bower"Fill your belly," he said, grinning at the youth's slack-jawed expression.
The Return of Tharn | Howard Carleton Browne
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