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
One can only wonder at the malevolent pleasure he would have felt at his Cubist masterworks ending up at the Met and not at the Tate or MoMA, which he had disdained for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
‘And who are you, and what have you to do with Minas Tirith?’ asked Boromir, looking in wonder at the lean face of the Ranger and his weather-stained cloak.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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