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Discover LudwigThe phrase "amazed for" is not correct and usable in written English.
It is not a standard expression and does not convey a clear meaning in English.
Example: "I was amazed for the incredible performance last night." (This should be rephrased for clarity.)
Alternatives: "amazed by" or "astonished at".
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"You can't be amazed for an entire month," he said.
We're amazed for ten seconds, then it's ordinary.
I'd be amazed, for instance, if the Murdoch press remains quite so Eurosceptic.
I stood amazed for a few minutes thinking, "Why can't we have peace like this outside the compound?
They were answered that … it was Thursday, at which they were much amazed, for to us it was Wednesday, and we knew not how we had fallen into error.
I was slightly amazed, for instance, at last year's Booker dinner, by how choked with dread were the Cape contingent at the idea of a non-win for Julian Barnes for The Sense of an Ending.
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THIS year's award was "amazing" for another reason, Professor Abrams said.
Whitfield and Strong continued to amaze for the next few years.
One Western diplomat remarked that it was "amazing — for once, the cynics around here were proven wrong".
Neil Hendy, Marks & Spencer's head of design for womenswear and accessories, said it would be "amazing" for the store to be involved in LFW.
Matt Bai describes a speech by the Republican Linda McMahon as "amazing for its amalgamation of clichés and a complete, almost defiant, lack of substance".
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