How to Use amazement in a Sentence

amazement

noun

• The crowd watched in amazement as the magician performed his tricks.
• Much to the amazement of her family, she left school to pursue her acting career.
• You could be overrun by excitement, or overrun by just amazement, just shocked.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
• TikTok viewers expressed their own amazement and fear of the scene in the viral clip.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
• Brown was mobbed by his teammates, while the Commanders sideline sprinted onto the field in amazement and shock, including head coach Dan Quinn.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
• To my amazement, a third of the room gets up from their seats.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• The disbelief comes over you and just the shock and the amazement.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
• To my amazement, a gash of gleaming steel opened up in the bench top.
  — Nick Foulkes, A-LIST, 6 Apr. 2018
• To no one’s amazement, Brian is scared of the key card.
  — Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
• His teammates in the dugout watched in amazement right after the loud crack of the bat.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
• Jessie Reyez hit the stage earlier in the night, but left the crowd shook in amazement.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2017
• Talking to him was a true joy, mixed with an awe of amazement.
  — PEOPLE.com, 6 Oct. 2021
• Children squealed in amazement and lost count of the hundreds of bugs around.
  — Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019
• There is quite a degree of amazement the way he was treated.
  — Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2010
• To their amazement, the best deals were to be found across the river, in Manhattan.
  — WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
• To the amazement of many, yes, the Orange are playing in the tournament.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2018
• The Yankees on the bench had their mouths wide open in amazement, pointing to where the ball traveled.
  — Adry Torres, The Denver Post, 11 June 2017
• Just gaze in amazement at the blended streak of highlight on this queen.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Aug. 2021
• This is a week to simply sit back in wonder and amazement.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• This went on for several days, and to the amazement of the researchers, the pups were able to alter their tone.
  — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
• Like my younger daughter, the critic says, with alarm and amazement, This, this.
  — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• To our amazement, the Yukon could be hustled through the hills like a big Mercedes or a Bimmer.
  — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• Want something to make your neighbors peer over the fence with amazement?
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2021
• Now, the pair can only look on in amazement as their favorite tree will soon be cut to pieces.
  — Vincent Crivelli, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 June 2018
• Auerbach, the host and Celtics GM at the time, would often slap his forehead in amazement.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• Blanchard then heads over to the olive oil section and stares in amazement at the high prices of the store’s selection.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
• Her coach, though, spends more time in amazement than Riggins does.
  — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• Much to my amazement, more and more are putting giant-screen TVs in these areas!
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2021
• That’s when both Meredith and Steve broke out baseball gloves and played catch on the dance floor to the amazement and amusement of their guests.
  — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 26 June 2018
• Tarantino watched in amazement as the lead swung head over heels into plate glass.
  — Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 31 Dec 2024