for a wonder

Idioms  

1. Surprisingly, strange to say, as in For a wonder he didn't argue with the waiter about the bill. [Late 1700s]

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Example Sentences

“Well, sir, I’m looking around Sassafras Springs for a Wonder. You know, like a Wonder of the World?”

From Literature

“I haven’t shown this to anyone in years. But you asked for a Wonder. Eben, you’ll never see more of a Wonder than this.”

From Literature

“First place I’d go for a Wonder.”

From Literature

“Why on God’s green earth did you ask everybody in Sassafras Springs for a Wonder except me?”

From Literature

Others described being charged exorbitant prices for the cheap medication or watching family members’ conditions worsen while waiting for a “wonder drug” they found online, according to Time.

From Washington Post