How to Use amazement in a Sentence
amazement
noun
- The crowd watched in amazement as the magician performed his tricks.
- Much to the amazement of her family, she left school to pursue her acting career.
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Life can be so monotonous and there are so few things that inspire a sense of genuine wonderment and amazement about life and being alive.
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Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Sep. 2024
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To my amazement, a third of the room gets up from their seats.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2023
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The disbelief comes over you and just the shock and the amazement.
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Lorenzo Reyes,
USA TODAY,
29 Sep. 2022
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To my amazement, a gash of gleaming steel opened up in the bench top.
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Nick Foulkes,
A-LIST,
6 Apr. 2018
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To no one’s amazement, Brian is scared of the key card.
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Lisa Kwon,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2024
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His teammates in the dugout watched in amazement right after the loud crack of the bat.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2024
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Jessie Reyez hit the stage earlier in the night, but left the crowd shook in amazement.
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Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 Oct. 2017
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Talking to him was a true joy, mixed with an awe of amazement.
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PEOPLE.com,
6 Oct. 2021
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Children squealed in amazement and lost count of the hundreds of bugs around.
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Adriana Brasileiro,
orlandosentinel.com,
19 July 2019
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There is quite a degree of amazement the way he was treated.
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Foreign Affairs,
26 Mar. 2010
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To their amazement, the best deals were to be found across the river, in Manhattan.
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WSJ,
26 Mar. 2021
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To the amazement of many, yes, the Orange are playing in the tournament.
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Andrew Beaton,
WSJ,
12 Mar. 2018
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The Yankees on the bench had their mouths wide open in amazement, pointing to where the ball traveled.
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Adry Torres,
The Denver Post,
11 June 2017
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Just gaze in amazement at the blended streak of highlight on this queen.
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Gabi Thorne,
Allure,
13 Aug. 2021
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This is a week to simply sit back in wonder and amazement.
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Si.com Staff,
SI.com,
9 Apr. 2018
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This went on for several days, and to the amazement of the researchers, the pups were able to alter their tone.
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Asha C. Gilbert,
USA TODAY,
3 Nov. 2021
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Like my younger daughter, the critic says, with alarm and amazement, This, this.
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Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
4 Dec. 2023
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To our amazement, the Yukon could be hustled through the hills like a big Mercedes or a Bimmer.
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Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
20 July 2023
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Want something to make your neighbors peer over the fence with amazement?
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Lynn Coulter,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2021
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Now, the pair can only look on in amazement as their favorite tree will soon be cut to pieces.
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Vincent Crivelli,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
7 June 2018
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Auerbach, the host and Celtics GM at the time, would often slap his forehead in amazement.
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Dom Amore,
courant.com,
19 Jan. 2022
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Blanchard then heads over to the olive oil section and stares in amazement at the high prices of the store’s selection.
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Charna Flam,
Peoplemag,
9 May 2024
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Her coach, though, spends more time in amazement than Riggins does.
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Adam Baum,
Cincinnati.com,
5 Feb. 2018
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Much to my amazement, more and more are putting giant-screen TVs in these areas!
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Jeff Lowenfels,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 Dec. 2021
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That’s when both Meredith and Steve broke out baseball gloves and played catch on the dance floor to the amazement and amusement of their guests.
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Peter Schmuck,
baltimoresun.com,
26 June 2018
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Tarantino watched in amazement as the lead swung head over heels into plate glass.
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Amy Nicholson,
Town & Country,
17 Aug. 2022
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Two girls’ jaws dropped in amazement when Van Lith unveiled the big surprise.
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The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2022
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Nadeem threw his arms into the air in celebration as the board confirmed the record-breaking throw, eliciting gasps of amazement from spectators.
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Samra Zulfaqar,
CNN,
9 Aug. 2024
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