1.   Her performance wowed the critics.

2.   But with so many performers heading for the exit, some experts have begun to question whether the Russian circus can continue to wow the critics.

3.   Eventually, he wowed the critics again.

4.   Her quiet performance, which carried the film, wowed the critics at Sundance.

5.   Other efforts in recent years have wowed critics, if not exactly burned up the box office, in Europe and the U.S.

6.   Ms. Williams wowed the critics.

7.   The critics were wowed, too.