—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Verb
Her performance wowed the critics.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
Behind the camera, Hopinka entwines himself into the narrative, playfully acknowledging his own positionality as a pow wow person while inviting viewers to share in the personal connections that define the event.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
However, none of the wow factor will be lost — this will be a very close conjunction easily visible to the naked eye from across North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
He’s just so wowed by the experience, and his awe is so unearned.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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Interjection
Oh wow, that’s a really good question!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
Behind the camera, Hopinka entwines himself into the narrative, playfully acknowledging his own positionality as a pow wow person while inviting viewers to share in the personal connections that define the event.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
As for relaxation, the four-story, 103,000-square-foot spa and wellness center features a hydrothermal experience that has a wow factor.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
However, none of the wow factor will be lost — this will be a very close conjunction easily visible to the naked eye from across North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
What to Do During the Day Capitol Reef’s night skies wowed me, but the mornings and evenings are blissful, too.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
He’s just so wowed by the experience, and his awe is so unearned.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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