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Recent Examples of wondrous The Arsenals, also designed by Studio Nue veteran Shoji Kawamori, do look wondrous, though, and prove yet again that having a single mecha designer shape the aesthetic of a mecha game can make all the difference. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Christian thinkers sometimes solved the quandary of the wondrous peoples by claiming them as descendants of Cain or Ham, writes den Hartog. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025 In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025 In Howard Schwartz’s version of Rabbinic folktales, the images and storylines of Jewish folklore become colorful, polymorphic, and wondrous while never losing an aura of ancient scariness. Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wondrous
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Adjective
  • For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Walston had a wonderful calming spirit.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The skillful craftsmanship of the artists is amazing, and the story is also great.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And being able to do that for a brand of my own would be so amazing — definitely my biggest goal.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The bad feelings flared up moments after Payton's Broncos pulled off a miraculous rally on Sunday, beating New York 33-32 in a game that Denver trailed by 18 with six minutes left.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Since defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos and raising expectations around the NFL, the Chargers have been on a less-than-stellar stretch in which their only victory in their past four games was a miraculous, last-minute win over the struggling Miami Dolphins.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ohtani’s monster 4-4 night – which included two home runs, two doubles, an astonishing five walks and 12 total bases – helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 win in 18 innings on Monday.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been struggling after an astonishing run this year, setting records and nearly reaching $4,400 per ounce last week.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The birthing experience was a surprising, but happy ending to an easy pregnancy.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Considering this team has Flagg, and was hosting the champion Thunder, there was a surprising number of empties at the AAC.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The neutral’s favourites were unquestionably Brazil, who played marvellous attack-minded football in a tournament largely lacking quality.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Lyra also has the ability to read an alethiometer, a marvelous magical device—the titular compass—that can answer any question, but only by way of arcane symbols.
    Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Just glad the world will now get to see what these incredible individuals next to me and off-camera have created.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • We’ve been given so many incredible opportunities, so now the main thing for us is to share with other people.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the technological sublime exists in our world, too.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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