wowing
Example Sentences
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But Riley has put in so much work of his own wowing us with pointed pranks that he’s earned the right to deliver an earnest plea.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
He has been on business trips with people who skied competitively in college or had jobs on resort ski-patrols as teenagers—backgrounds they didn’t mention before wowing colleagues with their hidden talents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The honoree’s career spans six decades, first wowing crowds during Eurovision Song contests in 1966 and 1967, where he gained recognition for his love-struck ballads “Yo Soy Aquél” and “Hablemos del Amor,” respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Turner also performed the song on the live TV broadcast, wowing audiences with her vocals despite fighting a bad case of the flu.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
My mother was quiet at last, dabbing her nose with Kleenex while the minister talked: “I can just see her now, wowing the angels with her Chinese cooking and gung-ho attitude.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
