Example Sentences

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We looked at maps, got advice on where to go next and ate our sack lunches at a picnic table, marveling at those green slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In fact, your guide probably has had no direct knowledge of—or even personal interest in—sunbathing on the Gulf Coast, rock climbing in Moab, or marveling at the architecture of Milan.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

If you have ever sat at a restaurant, marveling at the bilge offered on the kids’ menu and wondering how on earth we got here, “Picky” has the answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

If you’re marveling at an athlete at these Winter Games, it’s probably because you’re getting a drone’s-eye view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He would read Rimbaud aloud with a very bad accent, marveling the while at his fluid speech.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck