amazement
Example Sentences
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He was all amazement, teeth showing yellow, eyes too eager.
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He heaves himself out of his chair, rushing over toward me, face filled with amazement.
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And it was in the business of fire that I came to the first of many amazements inside the woods.
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When Leah rubbed her hands together, they sparkled, and the inexperienced company shouted their amazement.
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When a figure skater performs a back flip, a 17-year-old takes home a gold medal, or new world records are set, we also question reality—but out of amazement, not suspicion.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.