wow
verb
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Her performance wowed the critics.
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The Nuvolari is essentially an evolution of the Concept C (which was previously touted as purely electric) that wowed last year, down to the color.
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Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026
Nate Thomas is entering his second season of being an option there after wowing the staff at OTAs last season, and the Cowboys used a fourth-round pick on a player with 34 collegiate starts at the position in Penn State’s Drew Shelton.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Shakira wowed fans during her last trip through the Bay Area, showcasing her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in all its amazing glory in front of some 33,000 fans back in June 2025 at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Few, if any, other artists at the Roots Picnic had as many dancers on stage as Brandy, who lived up to the task and then some to deliver a wowing spectacle.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 June 2026
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Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026
Nate Thomas is entering his second season of being an option there after wowing the staff at OTAs last season, and the Cowboys used a fourth-round pick on a player with 34 collegiate starts at the position in Penn State’s Drew Shelton.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Shakira wowed fans during her last trip through the Bay Area, showcasing her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in all its amazing glory in front of some 33,000 fans back in June 2025 at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Few, if any, other artists at the Roots Picnic had as many dancers on stage as Brandy, who lived up to the task and then some to deliver a wowing spectacle.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 June 2026
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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