: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
Examples of amazed in a Sentence
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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After taking to social media to highlight how carefree her millennial childhood was compared to her daughter's generation, Hersey has been amazed by the reaction online.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As a lifelong skywatcher, Harry remembers watching the Perseid meteor shower every summer in his hometown and being amazed by the wonders of the night sky.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Though the students were the intended audience, parents soon became just as amazed.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As a lifelong skywatcher, Harry remembers watching the Perseid meteor shower every summer in his hometown and being amazed by the wonders of the night sky.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The song is being submitted for Academy Award consideration by Netflix, a prospect that has Nuna both amazed and philosophical.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Though the students were the intended audience, parents soon became just as amazed.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amazed
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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