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

Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith snagged a pass with one hand near the sideline, drawing audible amazement from the crowd of 104,168.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 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 he 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

“Who knew,” Mom says, her voice filling with amazement, “that an inner-city Pennsylvania girl would meet a rural, upstate New York boy and discover true love?”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes