amaze
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Definition of amaze
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Synonyms for amaze
Synonyms: Verb
astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise (also surprize), thunderstrike
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Examples of amaze in a Sentence
Verb
He has amazed audiences around the world with his magic tricks. It amazes me that no one noticed the error. Her garden's beauty never fails to amaze.
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Your drive and ambition never cease to amaze me and your heart is filled with love & empathy for others. — Jasmine Grant, Essence, "New Love Alert! Kenny Lattimore and Judge Faith Jenkins Are Engaged," 3 Sep. 2019 Mama Africa is one of a kind, and with 54 vibrant nations to explore, the wonders within her borders never cease to amaze us. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "Kelis' Kenyan and Tanzanian Escape Has Us Longing For Mama Africa," 30 July 2019 Where the money comes from to fill all these luxury high-rises never ceases to amaze me. — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Democrats thought Mueller had the silver bullet. He fired blanks instead," 27 July 2019 What Shenault has put on tape still amazes even those who see him every day. — Brian Howell, The Denver Post, "Colorado Buffaloes’ Laviska Shenault is a star, but not satisfied," 14 July 2019 To my amazing husband, who never ceases to amaze me. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, "See How the Kardashians & Jenners Celebrated Kanye West's 42nd Birthday on Social Media," 9 June 2019 The story of her conversion amazed him as much as her stories about Gavin shocked and sickened him. — Leila Aboulela, Harper's magazine, "Whisky Lullaby," 10 Jan. 2019 The thing that amazed me, the lunar landing program — the Apollo program — was a lot of complex systems coming together. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio engineer’s ‘Flying Bedstead’ helped put man on the moon," 19 July 2019 Now imagine possessing the technology to try and capture all that amazes you (and much that doesn't), over and over, forever. — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Grandpa takes granddaughters to Paris and all he wants (and can’t get) are some pictures," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amaze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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