Examples of agape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb In another conversation, a stranger sent a message to a Russian mother saying her son was dead, alongside a photo showing a man's body in the dirt -- face grimacing and mouth agape. — Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2022 Lupita Nyong’o was seated behind Smith; the agape attention in her face was all but audible. — New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Dylan Cardwell clasped his hands behind his head, mouth agape on the bench. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 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 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 As the flood of three-word requests from new South American fans poured in and his follower count skyrocketed, Wolfhard looked on agape. — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Moon once visited a True World property and posed for a photograph, eyebrows arched and mouth agape, while holding a giant lobster. — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021 Without the throw, the type critics had long said Jackson could not make, Justin Tucker would never have lined up for the miraculous 66-yard-field goal that left a nation of football fans agape. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 30 Sep. 2021 See More

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History and Etymology for agape

Adjective or adverb

Noun

borrowed from Late Latin agapē, borrowed from Greek agápē "brotherly love," back-formation from agapân "to regard with affection, be fond of, be contented (with)" or agapázein "to welcome warmly," perhaps from a base *aga-pā- "lavish protection, attention or affection (on)," literally, "protect greatly," going back to Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂- "large, great" + *peh₂- "protect" — more at much entry 1, fur entry 1

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