How to Use wondrous in a Sentence

wondrous

adjective
  • The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.
  • Rhea has a wondrous laugh, which cracks the air like a lightning bolt of joy.
    — Britt Lower, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There is something wondrous about whales.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • But to say anything at all to them could be as wondrous as landing on the moon.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Treat your choices as bricks and, over time, those bricks will form something wondrous.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Where is such a wondrous thing possible?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Our minds have a weird and wondrous way of transporting us to other places and times.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But either way, the question of what this strange thing was led to a wondrous story.
    — Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
  • And wondrous wasn't a word a visitor might have used to describe this nine-holer.
    — CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Her brain is just so weird and magnificent and wondrous.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • You could be filled with awe at how beautiful and wondrous the universe truly is.
    — Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
  • There’s something that some of us want to believe — something weird and wondrous and, to be frank, scary.
    — Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.
    — Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
  • As with so many other wondrous creatures, humans have nearly loved the red coral to death.
    — Autumn Spanne, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The great outdoors wouldn’t be so great without all the wondrous flora and fauna.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • So grab your phone, tablet, or computer and delve into the wondrous world of robots.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2023
  • Along with its fun name, a wondrous feature in this home is an atrium at the heart of the residence.
    — Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • So walk to the rim of the Grand Canyon today and gaze out at the wondrous beauty.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022
  • The next two songs conjure journeys through outer space, one jarring and one wondrous.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Tony Hawk wishes Kurt Cobain could see their kids' 'wondrous' child.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Yet from this simple matter, time, wind, and rain have composed a wondrous story.
    — Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • This simple and wondrous moment was cut short by a thunderstorm.
    — John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • With a sweep of his foot, Rice changed the trajectory of a knife-edge game in wondrous style.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And these were just some of many astonishing and wondrous vintages.
    — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Soak up the rays from the luxe living room, or step out onto the wrap-around deck for a panoramic look at the wondrous scenery.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Even merely spending some time reading could inspire wondrous fresh ideas.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • And all that is thanks to this wondrous and wonderful album by The Cars!
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 May 2026
  • At that moment, there was nothing more wondrous than two ordinary birds finding a place to call their own.
    — Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The wondrous ringed world will look especially lovely through a telescope at this time.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The animation is slick, but starts to feel less wondrous and more distracting.
    — Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026

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