: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
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Examples of amazed in a Sentence
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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During her research Volker came across Höss’s autobiography and was amazed that no one had made a documentary about it before.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2024
An overwhelming number of deputies and employees of the Riverside Sheriff’s Office support Sheriff Bianco.
— Dave Van Buren, Highland
Trump’s jury and trial
Just amazed that 12 people were able to unanimously agree on 34 counts in less than 48 hours.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
The doctors at Kings County Hospital were amazed how calm and composed Lawson was.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
Through it all, Taylor has been amazed at the quick turn of events.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2024
An overwhelming number of deputies and employees of the Riverside Sheriff’s Office support Sheriff Bianco.
— Dave Van Buren, Highland
Trump’s jury and trial
Just amazed that 12 people were able to unanimously agree on 34 counts in less than 48 hours.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
The doctors at Kings County Hospital were amazed how calm and composed Lawson was.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
Through it all, Taylor has been amazed at the quick turn of events.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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