wonderful

adjective

won·der·ful ˈwən-dər-fəl

: exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing

a sight wonderful to behold

: unusually good : admirable

did a wonderful job

wonderfulness

ˈwən-dər-fəl-nəs

noun

Example Sentences

The rooms were filled with wonderful works of art. It was a wonderful party. You did a wonderful job. She came home with wonderful news. It's wonderful to finally meet you.

Recent Examples on the Web Crude and rude in the best of ways, Name was a welcome return to form for Murphy's adult side — and an altogether wonderful biopic. —

Elliott Smith, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2023 Most people, of course, know the story from the wonderful 2012 movie which won four Academy Awards. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023 Carla Simón’s wonderful Alcarràs is set in Alcarràs, Catalonia, among a three-generation family of peach farmers whose future is uncertain. —

K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023 And how is it connected to the return of the wonderful Donna Noble? —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2023 Now people realize that Belarus can be a wonderful country. —

Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2023 The Inuit in the communities are welcoming and wonderful. —

Rachel King, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2023 It’s Ben Oreskes here back from vacation and happy to be serving up news about this wonderful but currently wet city. —

Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2023 The location of the hotel is wonderful — right on the Strip in the middle of all the action. —

Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023 See More

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