amazement
Example Sentences
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Throughout human history eclipses have stirred amazement, fear and reverence, as they appear to momentarily halt the normal course of nature.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
But amazement tends not to pay the bills, and for a while she and Cook lived sparingly by the sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
"I am told to my amazement it is also the first time in Bermuda's 400-year history that the islands have received a reigning King," he told guests at a garden party on Friday evening.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
"I'm still in amazement that this can actually happen – it's super weird, super odd, super rare – but it makes sense."
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
“Move along, don’t dawdle here,” one of the sailors from our ship says, shooing us away as we gaze around with amazement and fear and try to gather our strength.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing amazement
Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 2
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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