marvelled

Example Sentences

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"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"Even the risk of that doesn't stop people from perpetrating fraud," Elahi marvelled.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Maher, a crochety liberal-leaning comic who has grown more crochety and less liberal as societal norms have passed him by, marvelled at the fact that he could make the commander-in-chief laugh.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

In a botched attempt to address their concerns, President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a food market and marvelled at how "reasonably priced" the spring onions were.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Pippin marvelled at his strength, seeing the passage that he had already forced with no other tool than his great limbs.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien