: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
Examples of amazed in a Sentence
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The use of the laws of perspective amazed bystanders, altered the course of Western art for more than 450 years and, more recently, led to mathematical discoveries that enable elliptic curve cryptography.
—Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
This book is a speedy read composed with wit by one who is amazed at his blessings.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The use of the laws of perspective amazed bystanders, altered the course of Western art for more than 450 years and, more recently, led to mathematical discoveries that enable elliptic curve cryptography.
—Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
This book is a speedy read composed with wit by one who is amazed at his blessings.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Clocking up nearly 2 million views and almost 40,000 likes, many users were amazed by its impact.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amazed
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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