Examples of astonished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Sarthak Malani passes other runners in a half-marathon, the astonished look on their faces gives him a little ping of satisfaction. — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 4 June 2022 Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 June 2022 Between the tomatoes and the shed sits an astonished-looking dragon. — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2022 Ann knocked on the door, which was opened by a teenage girl flanked by a passel of astonished children, then their mother. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Twitter has tried it twice, last year asking people to choose between three different sets featuring classic options like a laughing face, thinking face, crying face, astonished face, and flame. — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 29 Mar. 2022 Be astonished, too, by the country making theater a theater of war. — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 But he was still astonished to receive a letter from McCartney asking him to take a stab at covering one of his songs. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022 These include Face with Peeking Eye, which is a versatile and enjoyable choice for expressing everything from surprise to astonished regret. — David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

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