agog
Example Sentences
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An interlacing of memoir and anecdote, it begins with the author as a young boy, growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., left agog by the Bronx Zoo’s immersive Amazon exhibit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
I expected to be agog, because whenever McDonald is on stage, no matter if it’s a musical, play or concert, my appreciation for the majesty of her brilliance soars.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
The love life of South Africa's Zulu king has the country agog - and has scandalised his socially conservative subjects as he messes with tradition by seeking a divorce.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
Its reappearance a couple of weeks ago was so unexpected that the fountain pen community, which makes up a small but passionate corner of the office supplies market, was agog.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
She said it again, and had gone from agog to being pleased with herself.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.