amazement

Example Sentences

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To her amazement, close to 200 people came with more than 180 cakes devoured.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But most of the photos shared capture the blimp with striking-but-identical sky-blue backsplashes, and yet the amazement never ceases.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Yet what began as amazement turned to discomfort as he reckoned that, before too long, most of the facility’s humans would be unnecessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The experts recall with amazement and appreciation the level of curiosity and celebrity Thurgood commanded in courtrooms across the Jim Crow South, charming even the bigoted lawyers and judges whose unjust rulings he challenged.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025

I imagined having a party and saying, “You want to see my accordion?” and watching every single kid’s mouth drop open in amazement.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm