amazement
Example Sentences
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To their amazement, the stem cells traveled back and forth within the hair follicle, transitioning into their mature, pigment-producing state and then out of it again.
From New York Times
Nagbe, a nurse, said that to her amazement, brain scans showed only a small number of bullet fragments left in her son’s head.
From Washington Post
I have watched with amazement as more and more states liberalize carrying firearms with little response from police unions.
From Washington Post
And, to the likely amazement of those who considered Mr. Lydon a human mushroom cloud, the marriage endured.
From New York Times
To his amazement, the crowd went nuts for the movie, about Nike’s efforts in the 1980s to lure a young Michael Jordan to its struggling basketball brand.
From New York Times
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