astonishment

Example Sentences

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They listened in astonishment as the judge told Francis Auld he had been acquitted and was free to go.

From BBC

Much of the astonishment circles back to her age.

From Los Angeles Times

In Russia, onlookers including military personnel and the truck drivers themselves watched in astonishment as the parade of drones took to the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The self-deprecating Northern Irishman might have carried himself with a humble air of astonishment over these last few weeks, but his presence has been a PR and coaching masterstroke.

From BBC

"You know, 'it mustn't happen again. We cannot inflict this on our children'. There was astonishment, a shock realisation that the war had been so much more horrible than anyone had imagined it could be."

From BBC