astonishing
adjective
as·ton·ish·ing
ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ 
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
an astonishing discovery
Examples of astonishing in a Sentence
He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.
The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.
She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.
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Drawing on an astonishing wealth of references to the metaphor of two ships by figures from the early colonial era through the Civil War, Reynolds lops off the Quakers and the Scotch-Irish in favor of the groups that came first and seemed most antithetically opposed—Puritan and Cavalier.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Yet as the two women slowly form a friendship, that friendship gives way to a brief but passionate love affair—and some of the decade’s most astonishing filmmaking.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point.
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Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Those are astonishing figures and Margines told us they are gleaned from a variety of road experiences.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Yet as the two women slowly form a friendship, that friendship gives way to a brief but passionate love affair—and some of the decade’s most astonishing filmmaking.
—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
Then, in European culture, Christianity appeared, a religion which made an astonishing discovery, namely, that the primary cause for everything—humans, animals, nature, fertility, the inanimate world, the universe, the cosmos—could be concentrated into one single point.
—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Those are astonishing figures and Margines told us they are gleaned from a variety of road experiences.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for astonishing
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“Astonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonishing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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