marvel
noun
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy.
had marveled
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past perfectof marvel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Disney watchers had marveled at many of these deals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
He had marveled hours earlier that it was still standing and wondered why it hadn’t been taken down.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2020
I had marveled at this desert landscape on my trip south; it still bewitched me with its stark beauty and unexpected wildness.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
The lad, at maybe 8 or 9, had marveled at the men placing their folded newspapers in the seams of their seats.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2017
Robert Horton had marveled, even before the migration, at the power of blacks living in Chicago to elect their own.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
