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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She had marveled on her Instagram account this past week at her first sight of the stage where she and the other Olympians would perform.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2021
Friends and family had marveled at her optimism, her poise, her concern for others in the midst of a life-altering crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 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
Darwin had marveled at the diversity of these plants, and he saw the myriad ways in which the flowers and pollinating insects have adapted to each other as an extended case study in natural selection.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 25, 2015
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
