astonished
Example Sentences
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"We were genuinely astonished by the extraordinary durability of these tiny plant cells."
From Science Daily
His face is a conversation between his pleased smile and astonished eyes, expressions pushed just far enough into caricature to register as comic, but never so much as to violate the integrity of the character.
From Los Angeles Times
They say they are astonished by his progress in recent months.
From BBC
“I played Tetris on Game Boy, and I remember being astonished,” said “Tetris” producer Matthew Vaughn.
From Los Angeles Times
Mathias Rust, a German teenager who astonished the world by landing his light plane on Red Square in 1987 after fooling Soviet air defenses, also was held in Lefortovo until his release the following year.
From Seattle Times
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