WONDER in a Sentence

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For WONDER, below is one of 373 sentences:
The fact that admiration for his learning mingled with Mattie's wonder at what he taught was not the least part of his pleasure.

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 Meanings and Examples of WONDER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
wonder
 v.  doubt
 n.  something strange and surprising
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The fact that admiration for his learning mingled with Mattie's wonder at what he taught was not the least part of his pleasure.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  Her wonder and his laughter ran together like spring rills in a thaw.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  Her words fell on his ear with a strange shock of wonder.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
4  "I wonder why he always wants to jump fences when he's had a few drinks," she thought.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  No wonder Charles had been a sissy, coming from a home like this.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
6  No wonder Miss O'Hara is faint.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  I lie and look at the boys sleeping near me and I wonder if the twins or Alex or Cade think these same thoughts.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
8  The wonder is that it's lasted as long as it has.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  No wonder Uncle Peter was outraged.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  They got me down and shaved me, and it's a wonder my head didn't come off along with the beard.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
11  All really nice girls wonder when men don't try to kiss them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
12  But it was better to know the worst than to wonder.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
13  In a moment I'll be crying, she thought in a frenzy of wonder and excitement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
14  Tomorrow she would wonder if she had made any impression on Frank's hurt and bewildered heart.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
15  No wonder he wanted to leave Tara.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
Example Sentence: (163 in 11 pages)
16  I wonder why he left his job.
17  They were filled with wonder when they saw the spaceship.
18  I wonder where my glasses have got to.
19  I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure.
20  The last thing you want is to look back on your life and wonder if only.
21  Jacelin says he didn't do it, but I still wonder.
22  There aren't any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel.
23  The babe was a wonder to behold.
24  I wonder at your allowing her to buy the expensive clothes.
25  The children watched the conjuror in silent wonder.
26  I sometimes wonder about my old friend, where she is now and what she's doing.
27  As often as not when I make the effort to visit her, I wonder why I've even bothered.
28  People who visit the United States sometimes wonder how the states got their names.
29  I wonder why she is staying away.
30  I wonder what he's doing now.