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

“He always thought I was an incorrigible optimist. So he was genuinely astonished,” Bird would later say.

From New York Times

Tuffy, the immature red-tailed hawk who was “adopted” by a family of bald eagles and studied closely by a group of astonished Bay Area birders, has been found dead.

From Los Angeles Times