astonished
adjective
as·ton·ished
ə-ˈstä-nisht 
Examples of astonished in a Sentence
was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street
grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.
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Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.
—Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
The car accident on the interstate was minor, Mr. Starr said, with no injuries or damage, perhaps caused by astonished drivers rubbernecking.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.
—Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
The car accident on the interstate was minor, Mr. Starr said, with no injuries or damage, perhaps caused by astonished drivers rubbernecking.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for astonished
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“Astonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonished. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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