astonishment

Example Sentences

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Seattle to my everlasting astonishment lowered its standards all the way down to under the bridge.

From Seattle Times

The astonishment that humans experience at the apparent sentience of chatbots isn’t a new phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times

Jason and Sandy Roberts, parents in Pasadena, Calif., have produced to my astonishment the nation’s most accelerated math program.

From Washington Post

In a statement, the Moroccan government also expressed “great astonishment” at the publication of “erroneous allegations . . . that Morocco has infiltrated the telephones of several national and foreign public figures and officials of international organizations.”

From Washington Post

To my astonishment, the apartment stayed tolerable all weekend.

From Washington Post