wonderment
noun
won·der·ment
ˈwən-dər-mənt 
Examples of wonderment in a Sentence
He felt a sense of wonderment.
gazed in wonderment at the holiday decorations
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The Gilded Age, as these decades came to be known, began with wonderment at technology’s astonishing ability to connect peoples and spread prosperity.
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TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
Rivera put her hand over her heart and shook her head in wonderment as President Barack Obama presented the medal.
—Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Their attitudes ranged from wonderment to grim perseverance to bafflement about what to do next.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
The project was born from the pain and wonderment of being part of the diaspora in the UK and understanding our identities in lands that would be foreign to our ancestors.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
When Tim Burton brought his characteristically twisted sensibility to his 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the commercial success of that film indicated that this story had enough power to keep provoking wonderment.
—Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
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Simply put: There are endless moments of discovery and wonderment in this enchanting English country estate.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
When she was recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2015, Ms. Bley expressed wonderment, still convinced of her fringe existence.
—Nate Chinen, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Referring back to their last appearance together at the Gorge in Washington in the spring, Carlile noted that Mitchell had looked on with a slight look of disapproval, or wonderment, at seeing Carlile drinking straight from the bottle on stage.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
Rivera put her hand over her heart and shook her head in wonderment as President Barack Obama presented the medal.
—Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Their attitudes ranged from wonderment to grim perseverance to bafflement about what to do next.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
The project was born from the pain and wonderment of being part of the diaspora in the UK and understanding our identities in lands that would be foreign to our ancestors.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
When Tim Burton brought his characteristically twisted sensibility to his 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the commercial success of that film indicated that this story had enough power to keep provoking wonderment.
—Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
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Simply put: There are endless moments of discovery and wonderment in this enchanting English country estate.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
When she was recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2015, Ms. Bley expressed wonderment, still convinced of her fringe existence.
—Nate Chinen, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Referring back to their last appearance together at the Gorge in Washington in the spring, Carlile noted that Mitchell had looked on with a slight look of disapproval, or wonderment, at seeing Carlile drinking straight from the bottle on stage.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
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wonderment
noun
won·der·ment
ˈwən-dər-mənt
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: curiosity about something
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