wonderment
Origin of wonderment
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How to use wonderment in a sentence
He’s known for his wistful imagination and wonderment of the world, particularly visible in his 2019 HBO special, My Favorite Shapes, in which he displays unique shapes and invents hilarious backstories for each of them.
As a child it was fascinating to hear the farmers reflect on the profound changes wrought to that land and their little-concealed wonderment at their ancestors for coping without the accoutrements of the modern world that so many of us benefit from.
A Wrinkle in Nature Could Lead to Alien Life - Issue 99: Universality | Caleb Scharf | April 21, 2021 | Nautilus“I’m going for a feeling of wonderment, a connection across time,” she says.
Digital gardens let you cultivate your own little bit of the internet | Tanya Basu | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewHis co-captain, Derrik Rose, once detailed, in wide-eyed wonderment, a single meal Joa put away.
The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and Winning | Bill Schulz | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt times he just expressed the wonderment and sense of discovery that we associate with the very young.
Washington Is Sorely Missing the Legislative Genius of Howard Baker | James Andrew Miller | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was always a complete surprise and I was in a state of wonderment over these creatures.
‘Jurassic Park’ Turns 20: Film Memories With Ariana Richards | Anna Klassen | April 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMy piece of technological wonderment is small and black and helps tell time like a watch.
The Smartwatch Revolution, or How the Pebble Changed My Life | Brian Ries | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere needs to be wonderment—it can even approach something like fear.
A New Christmas Literary Classic: Donald Hall’s ‘Christmas at Eagle Pond’ | Nicholas Mancusi | December 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe gazed at us all in wonderment, and, overcome by mingled shame and exhaustion, I sank into a chair and popped no more.
Only an instant of blurred wonderment at her presence up there—then a frenzy possessed him.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousI reined up my horse in wonderment and stared at him, and he came close to my side, so that I could see him plainly.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. WhistlerIn truth, it was always a matter of wonderment to the boys that their veteran guide adopted the course he followed that night.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisJerome gazed at them each in turn, his show of wonderment increasing.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for wonderment
/ (ˈwʌndəmənt) /
rapt surprise; awe
puzzled interest
something that excites wonder
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