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

Former state department official Aaron David Miller, who worked on this file with both Republican and Democratic presidents, marvelled at this moment when he spoke to the BBC in the early hours of Thursday.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

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

They marvelled that a cactus was regrowing next to where their SUV had melted.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

And Wang Lung marvelled at this and said, “Well, if I have paid my penny what business is it of yours if I carry it within or without me?”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck