astound

Example Sentences

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For now, Chambliss is content piling up plays that astound football fans across the country—except for those who know him best.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Train punctuality in Germany is appalling - worse than in the UK, which will astound weary British commuters.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

A Banksy work does not astound with technique or formal innovation, nor is it meant to.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

And many of these events occurred relatively recently, showing that the field of physics continues to astound us.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2023

Clearly the palace estate had been designed to draw in visitors and astound them with the splendor and glory of the Golden Crescent.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia