—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Verb
Her performance wowed the critics.
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite that hiccup, the star-laden pitch went on to wow the audience and set the stage for an upfront ad haul in excess of the tech giant’s internal forecast for $1.8 billion.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
This classic recipe freezes like a dream and wows every time.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
As for surprises, subtle hair color dye jobs were spotted on Zendaya and Ariana Grande, while Nicole Kidman wowed in a bold bouffant reminiscent of the Bump It (complimentary).
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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Interjection
Because, wow, the Open was a scene—Taylor Swift, Kendall Jenner, movie stars, and influencers everywhere.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite that hiccup, the star-laden pitch went on to wow the audience and set the stage for an upfront ad haul in excess of the tech giant’s internal forecast for $1.8 billion.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
There wasn’t much wow factor in terms of brightness or the overall picture quality that came with the nice design.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
This classic recipe freezes like a dream and wows every time.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Still, Mahomes wowed the Buccaneers and two dropped passes in the end zone by the Chiefs made this one really lopsided.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
As for surprises, subtle hair color dye jobs were spotted on Zendaya and Ariana Grande, while Nicole Kidman wowed in a bold bouffant reminiscent of the Bump It (complimentary).
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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