amazement
Example Sentences
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Surrounded by a couple of top lieutenants, Kroenke watched in amazement as Bournemouth mathematically eliminated powerhouse Manchester City from contention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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
Much to my amazement, I got hired to do a new play and got a couple of small roles on some sitcoms.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
When I exclaim aloud at this huge number, he tamps down my amazement: “No, no. There’s so much left—90% of this music is still unrecovered, unknown.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
He shook his head in amazement thinking about it.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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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