I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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way
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I walked down it from the top to bottom and could only marvel at the way it had been constructed.
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But all parties marvel at the way Meier has managed to take advantage of the site.
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They marched past it, back and forth, marvelling at the way they were drawn towards it.
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I marvel at the way so great a power is falling so gentle on the earth.
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John marvelled at the way it seemed to be thinking for itself.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the back of his mind, he marvelled that Lorton had bothered to give him anything at all.
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Gratefully Gina covered her nakedness, marvelling at the strange circumstances in which she found herself.
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Her body had soon regained its youthful shape and he marvelled how trim she looked.
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I marvel , too, at the confidence exhibited by the hosts of such shows.
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I walked down it from the top to bottom and could only marvel at the way it had been constructed.
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Indeed, anyone who has seen her perform can not fail to marvel .
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Sleep-deprived viewers in altered states of consciousness can marvel at the jaw-dropping splendor of animated Cecil B.. DeMille shots.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The bridge is an engineering marvel .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A properly working Macintosh is a marvel , but a Macintosh with an undiagnosed software problem is slow torture.
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And the engineering marvel turned out to be a slow-motion natural disaster.
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Stanley Gascgoine, a green marvel with a two-pronged attack, left foot, right foot or head.
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Suddenly every finger was a marvel and a joy to him.
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The marvel is that more is different.
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There was a sensual anticipation about, an assurance of marvels shortly to be, manifest.
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Under the concentrated fire from front and flank, the marvel is that any escaped.