astonishment
Example Sentences
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To my astonishment, standing on its end, facing out, was an unsigned first edition hardback of John Irving’s 15th novel, “The Last Chairlift.”
From Los Angeles Times
They listened in astonishment as the judge told Francis Auld he had been acquitted and was free to go.
From BBC
Much of the astonishment circles back to her age.
From Los Angeles Times
In Russia, onlookers including military personnel and the truck drivers themselves watched in astonishment as the parade of drones took to the skies.
The self-deprecating Northern Irishman might have carried himself with a humble air of astonishment over these last few weeks, but his presence has been a PR and coaching masterstroke.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
