astonishing
Example Sentences
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She earned admission to the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society at the astonishing age of 11, and four years later a place in a leading painter’s private academy.
Yet a more astonishing truth lies quietly within us: Nearly 8% of the human genome is viral in origin.
The 32-year-old hit his first 11 attempts at doubles in an astonishing display, missing for the first time when trying to take out 143 to win the match in straight sets.
From BBC
In his letter to the home secretary, Farage said it was "astonishing" that neither MPs from Labour, the Conservatives or other parties carried out "basic due diligence" on Fattah while they campaigned for Fattah's release.
From BBC
Tragically, none of Ann’s four children lived more than a year past their birth, and the film recounts the close period between all four deaths with astonishing, unflinching honesty.
From Salon
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