Definition of wonderful
1 : exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing a sight wonderful to behold
2 : unusually good : admirable did a wonderful job
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Examples of wonderful in a Sentence
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 of wonderful from the Web
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Several of those musicians will perform in this free concert, including the pianist Carol Liebowitz, presenting her wonderful duet with the clarinetist Bill Payne, and the pianists Kazzrie Jaxen and Virg Dzurinko, also playing in duo.
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Depicted as a surrogate mother and wonderful cook, the caricature—with her wide grin, soothing croon, and enormous size—
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When the TxDOT grant became available, the master plan was already in place and the projects were ready to go, so were able to take advantage of a wonderful opportunity.
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RAVE To the Boeing Concert Band for providing a wonderful, touching selection of music for their Memorial Day performance at the Museum of Flight.
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But Leary was a gentleman, and very bright, with wonderful blue eyes.
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The Indians were already in the midst of a wonderful season, having tallied a 20-6 record to that point that included a second-place finish in the Pacific League and the program’s first sweep of stalwart Crescenta Valley this century.
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There is a wonderful line from Schmeling in the story.
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The only challenge will be to have enough time to try all the wonderful food from all our neighbors; can’t wait to try all the delicious food.
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First Known Use of wonderful
before 12th century
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