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Examples of amazed in a Sentence
Amy Verner, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
Set the breast in the oven the night before or very early in the morning and prepare to be amazed.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Hanke noted to Fortune that even the French are amazed by the shift in America’s political economy.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
Pay a visit to Dry Tortugas National Park and prepare to be amazed.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
Hamas members seem amazed and surprised by the success of their operation and the slow response of Israeli security forces.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
There’s a good reason why investors are amazed that something hasn’t broken in the economy yet: The last time US government bond yields climbed so far, so fast, the nation plunged into back-to-back recessions.
—Michael MacKenzie, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
But, after a few days, the nurses in Ward 3-A are amazed that Tyoma has stopped ripping up and chewing pieces of the windowsill.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
One was repulsed by the obvious and blatant lies, yet simultaneously amazed at just how dumb these people seem to be.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023
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from past participle of amaze entry 1
1548, in the meaning defined above
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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