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Example Sentences

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After watching events in Washington over the past week, I have an inkling of how Mr. Stengel felt—dismay and sheer wonder at the team’s incompetence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

France ran in 30 of them, just as they did in 2025, so with defence coaches wondering how to set their teams up, pundits were left to wonder at how the game has evolved.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“We’ve seen this before in the dot-com bubble when the market would slash the price of a dot-com wonder at the first hint it would not meet the market’s extreme expectations,” said Angel.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

It’s a quintessential Joan Didion image: She imagines the day after the human race is gone, capturing both apocalyptic self-annihilation and wonder at the tremendous efforts we make to do something meaningful with our time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

“That’s Cletus Underwood,” I answered, my mouth completely dropped open in wonder at the sight of him in our yard.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant