amazement
Example Sentences
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Penelope and the Incorrigibles watched in amazement as she plodded across the grassy field and came to a stop before them.
From Literature
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
We watched in amazement as the 220-ton obelisk was silently lifted straight up off its pedestal.
From Literature
“Bigfoot attacks are so rare,” Ms. Chobot says, voicing amazement at Skip Welch’s contention that the creature was the culprit.
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
