marvelled

Example Sentences

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"Only good things will come after the suffering," he said as he gavelled through the law "for history, for the future."

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Al-Jaber gavelled through the adoption of the agreement within five minutes of beginning the final plenary meeting on Wednesday.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2023

Small island states were also irate that the deal was gavelled through while they weren't in the room.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

As he gavelled the hearing to a close just before 4 P.M.,

From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2019

A great sigh, the result of suddenly relieved tension, liberally interlarded with unconscious exclamations, swept over the court-room and would not be gavelled into silence until it had duly spent itself.

From The Darrow Enigma by Severy, Melvin Linwood