wonder at
Example Sentences
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Her family and friends can only watch in wonder at what she will go on to accomplish next as she continues to amaze them daily.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“We’ve seen this before in the dot-com bubble when the market would slash the price of a dot-com wonder at the first hint it would not meet the market’s extreme expectations,” said Angel.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
It’s a quintessential Joan Didion image: She imagines the day after the human race is gone, capturing both apocalyptic self-annihilation and wonder at the tremendous efforts we make to do something meaningful with our time.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
To read of Herrmann’s witheringly unpleasant treatment of his wives, musicians, friends and co-workers is to wonder at the mystery of the self-sabotaging genius.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
