—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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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
This cheesy side will wow all your Easter brunch guests.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
When the power play was at its peak during Bergeron’s time, the wow moments usually came on a one-timer from David Pastrnak on the elbow, or an incredible move by Brad Marchand or Torey Krug coming down form the blue line and making a play.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Bernie wowed the CSF team with his spins, leaps and easygoing charm around people.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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Interjection
Everyone could wake up in their lives right now and start to acknowledge things that have happened to them, but to get healing and to be seen and to be validated at the other end of it, wow.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
This cheesy side will wow all your Easter brunch guests.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
Up the wow factor with a cropped trench that’s dialed up to 11.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
When the power play was at its peak during Bergeron’s time, the wow moments usually came on a one-timer from David Pastrnak on the elbow, or an incredible move by Brad Marchand or Torey Krug coming down form the blue line and making a play.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Inflatable tents really took off in the 2010s, wowing gear fanatics with unique twists like geodesic domes, amphibious camping capabilities, modular camp compounds, and even death-defying high-altitude sleeping platforms.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Bernie wowed the CSF team with his spins, leaps and easygoing charm around people.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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