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How to use wow in a sentence

40 example sentences · interjection, verb, noun

Wow means an indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure. Example: “Wow, I sure was surprised!”

Examples of wow by meaning

interjectionAn indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

  • Wow, I sure was surprised!

interjectionAn expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.

  • Wow! How do they do that?

verbTo amaze or awe.

  • He really wowed the audience.
  • If all of us can remember how great it felt to be wowed, why don't we make it a habit to do it more often for others?2015, Joe Sweeney, Mike Yorkey, Moving the Needle, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 200
  • We have the worst of both worlds: the royal family gives us nothing, and we in turn legitimise it, give it meaning and audience and pay, through subsidies and tax exemptions, for its ability to wow us.2023 May 8, Nesrine Malik, “The coronation pulled a screen across a desperate, failing nation – just as intended”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

nounAn utterance of "wow".

  • Gow graciously gave tours, during which we heard many wows, oohs and aahs.2009 April, MotorBoating, page 43
  • I heard a wow now and then.2021 August 25, Jason King, The Climate Planner: Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans, Routledge, →ISBN

nounA relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

  • I often hear flutter and wows spoken of.1930, F.H. Richardson, “F.H. Richardson's Comments”, in Motion Picture Herald, volume 120, page 22
  • Sound films have to be loaded so that the sound is 5 seconds before the sound drum so a wow does not result when the film is punched up on the air.1970, Larry G. Goodwin, Thomas Koehring, Closed-circuit Television Production Techniques, page 80

More sentences with wow

  • Wow, did you plant this entire garden on your own? You really must have a green thumb.From the entry green thumb
  • Wow, you really made this pie from scratch? I'm not mad at it.From the entry mad
  • Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?From the entry deck
  • Wow! Laundry, dishes, and errands, all in one day? You've been a busy beaver.From the entry busy beaver
  • I maintain all of the equipment in tiptop condition, so there's no wow or flutter.From the entry flutter
  • Wow, your new man is much more of a looker than your last one!From the entry looker
  • Wow, that flavor with the mint leaves is undersold. It's a hidden gem.From the entry undersold
  • Wow, look at me. I can't even boil water without burning my fingers.From the entry look at me
  • Wow, dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!From the entry clean
  • Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!From the entry banging
  • Wow, you're looking good! Do you work out?From the entry work out
  • Wow, get a load of him — he's packing.From the entry pack
  • Wow, that was a savage burn. Absolutely no chill.From the entry savage
  • Wow, your new sportscar is so trick.From the entry trick
  • Wow, dude! You've really let yourself go this time!From the entry let go
  • "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"From the entry no
  • Wow, this food is straight up delicious.From the entry straight up
  • Wow, you can cycle at warp speed!From the entry warp speed
  • Wow, that guy has no rizz whatsoever.From the entry rizz
  • Wow, you took that punch like a champ.From the entry like a champ
  • Wow! Your new boyfriend's really built.From the entry built
  • Wow, I am giga-jealous right now.From the entry giga-
  • Wow, your audio setup is beef!From the entry beef
  • Wow, those shoes are the ginchiest!From the entry ginchy
  • The demo wowed its audience with its technomagic, leading some audience members to quote Clarke's third law: "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."From the entry technomagic
  • Oh wow, you really are out of the loop, aren’t you?2025 October 13, “‘Nature’s Labubu’: why are gen Z ‘unboxing’ conkers?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry conker
  • But I just don't like it when they try to sound intelligent.” “Huh, wow.2023 August 10, Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil, “Urgent Care” (11:17 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 6…. From the entry exsqueeze me
  • Though much derided since, Avatar was a great cinematic event, a genuine wow.2022 December 8, Michael Joyce, “Film reviews: Avatar: Way of Water, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Bardo”, in Ham & High, archived from the…. From the entry Avatard
  • True, Woodstock and the IoW festivals wowed audiences, particularly Hendrix at Woodstock and Dylan at IoW sixty-nine.2022, Clive Radford, “Monterey and Cannery Row”, in Desolation Argonauts, Rogue Phoenix Press, →ISBN. From the entry IOW
  • “It was like, oh wow, so I can make money here.2021 April 2, Chris Vannini, “‘Who do you think you are?’ He was: Pete Weber’s famous celebration endures as he retires from PBA Tour”, in…. From the entry PBA
  • This well-run station has real 'wow factor' and excellent access to the new developments on all sides."2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: London Bridge - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47. From the entry well-run

Meaning of wow

  1. interjection An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
  2. interjection An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.
  3. interjection Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.

Full definition of wow

Questions about wow in a sentence

How do you use wow in a sentence?
Wow is used as an interjection, verb and noun. For example: “Wow, I sure was surprised!”
What is a short sentence with wow?
“He really wowed the audience.”
What does wow mean?
Wow means an indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wow (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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