marvel
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While Heyward would marvel at how close Freeman was willing to cut it, Freeman would give Heyward grief for how long he’d take to get ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The unshowy dedication to craft is a marvel, and so is much else in this crystalline little film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Ming dynasty floating-crab cup is a marvel to behold.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Completed in 1902, the building was an architectural marvel with a pioneering steel-frame construction making it one of the city's first skyscrapers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
I am loath to think it, and indeed it would be almost as great a marvel as the other to find that Van Helsing was mad; but anyhow I shall watch him carefully.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
After the delays and cost increases, these projects have not exactly delivered reliable marvels.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mr. Bryson’s pivotal summer is full of heroes, frauds, fads and marvels, but the reader is aware of what the revelers cannot yet imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Emparanza marvels at the speed of such AI-driven fermentation design.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Filmed on location in Sequoia National Park, “Wowsabout” follows live-action puppets Roxy, a hedgehog, and Ronald, a pig, as they go on a camping trip and learn about the marvels of nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
And then a marvel of marvels came to pass.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
“And with music in Spanish, not English,” marveled Lara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They lamented the lack of public transportation options, then marveled at Waymo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
While the “Heartstopper” team expected the series to resonate with younger audiences, they have been particularly moved by the reactions of older queer viewers, who have marveled at the strides in LGBTQ+ representation onscreen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In Brooklyn, O’Brien marveled that Jagger still sounds much like he did in 1968.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Goodbye, gentlemen,” Yishan said with a wink, and Pinmei marveled at his composure.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
And in May 2025 Trump sounded more than a little envious of his Arab hosts as he praised the marble of Qatar's royal palace as "perfecto" and marvelled at Saudi Arabia's architecture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Maher, a crochety liberal-leaning comic who has grown more crochety and less liberal as societal norms have passed him by, marvelled at the fact that he could make the commander-in-chief laugh.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025
The statement concluded: "Visitors from around the globe marvelled at his impressive size and commanding presence, especially at feeding time."
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
At times they were in favour and received privileges ordinary Russians would have marvelled at; at others their continued survival as professional composers hung by a thread.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
I’ve returned, spending time with friends, exploring neighborhoods, enjoying the parks and marveling at the lakes that seem to appear around every corner.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Whether mourning the tragedy of President Kennedy’s assassination, marveling at the Apollo 11 moon landing or tuning in to a Super Bowl, tens of millions of Americans suddenly experienced news, history and culture simultaneously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
We looked at maps, got advice on where to go next and ate our sack lunches at a picnic table, marveling at those green slopes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
A couple of the others laughed with him, marveling that anyone could believe such nonsense.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Never mind the gap, onlookers were marvelling at a sheer chasm in class between the two teams.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Passengers tend to spend the first few minutes of the ride "marvelling, videoing the steering wheel moving on its own, taking selfies", Fischer said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Australian tourist Olivia Martell-Groves went all in for the seasonal experience, and donned a flower-printed kimono while marvelling at the flowers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
His own style, which is to say his mind, was compulsively metaphorical, gorgeously maximal, enough so to make him worry about “an implicit marvelling at myself as expressor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
“Conjuring ain't marvelling, that's for sure,” Gran shouted from the porch with a laugh.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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