astonish

Example Sentences

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What they were doing with these oafs, I do not know, but it was astonishing.

From Los Angeles Times

But its pullback follows an astonishing gain of more than 135% from its Liberation Day trough to its February peak, adding around $2.3 trillion in market value along the way.

From Barron's

Now, a decade and a half later, it’s kind of astonishing to see how much more nuanced things have become — blends that actually account for texture, flavor, and how you’ll use them.

From Salon

“It’s astonishing to me that the Dodgers have not taken it upon themselves, as this great community partner, to fix this problem,” Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times

While Leonardo da Vinci struggled to finish his projects, and Michelangelo tended to focus obsessively on the same themes, Raphael completed an astonishing number and variety of commissions in his short life.

From The Wall Street Journal