wonderful
adjective
won·der·ful
ˈwən-dər-fəl 
1
: exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing
a sight wonderful to behold
2
: unusually good : admirable
did a wonderful job
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Examples of wonderful in a Sentence
The rooms were filled with wonderful works of art.
It was a wonderful party.
You did a wonderful job.
She came home with wonderful news.
It's wonderful to finally meet you.
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Brown had a wonderful sense of self-deprecating humor and laughed about his gaffe for years.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
The melty cheese and crispy bread are a wonderful combination.
—Nick Siano, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
The most emotionally effective scene of the segment (maybe even of the entire film) arrives when Salim (a wonderful Saleh Bakri) and his son Noor get stopped by Israeli soldiers, just a few minutes into the curfew, during a pharmacy run for Sharif (Mohammad Bakri in older ages).
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Brown had a wonderful sense of self-deprecating humor and laughed about his gaffe for years.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonderful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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wonderful
adjective
won·der·ful
ˈwən-dər-fəl
1
: exciting wonder : marvelous
a sight wonderful to behold
2
: unusually good : admirable
did a wonderful job
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