wonderment
noun
won·der·ment
ˈwən-dər-mənt 
Examples of wonderment in a Sentence
He felt a sense of wonderment.
gazed in wonderment at the holiday decorations
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Again, Adams brings that right mix of tenderness and annoyance, between holy wonderment and existential boredom.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
Some children look at the sculpture with wonderment, others with confusion.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Concepts like love, suffering, sweetness, and pain move out from the institutional confines of the church to a feeling of wonderment often connected with the experience of nature.
—Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Life can be so monotonous and there are so few things that inspire a sense of genuine wonderment and amazement about life and being alive.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
Some children look at the sculpture with wonderment, others with confusion.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Concepts like love, suffering, sweetness, and pain move out from the institutional confines of the church to a feeling of wonderment often connected with the experience of nature.
—Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Life can be so monotonous and there are so few things that inspire a sense of genuine wonderment and amazement about life and being alive.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wonderment
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“Wonderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonderment. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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wonderment
noun
won·der·ment
ˈwən-dər-mənt
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: curiosity about something
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