astonished
Example Sentences
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The development is expected to displace 130 bat roosts but Reform UK county councillor, Vernon Smith, said he was astonished by the cost of the project.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
He has been astonished by the terror that has gripped the region.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
He “converted his success at work straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the benefit of his astonished and delighted family.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Overlooking David’s many strapping older brothers, the wise elder anoints the astonished kid as the next king, but cautions him that the ceremony must be kept secret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Today, those who study Mayan culture are astonished by their art, architecture, sculpture, and painting and their understandings of time and mathematics.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
