Definition of astonishing
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising an astonishing discovery
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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.
Recent Examples of astonishing from the Web
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When the rest of the musicians took their places, listeners heard an astonishing range of color, expressed with a degree of subtlety soon to be demolished by the evening's vocalist.
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The time gap is fairly astonishing in an era when information supposedly travels quickly.
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Matt Murray finished with 23 saves for the Penguins, who used the first coach's challenge in Final history to wipe out an early Nashville goal and held on despite their astonishing shot drought.
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Vancouver hit the woodwork an astonishing four times in this game, but the final one came via a stoppage-time penalty kick that was pretty much the last play of the game.
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All but one of the statistics from Sporting Kansas City’s game Saturday against the Rapids were astonishing.
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Since 2015, when the money flight began, China dipped into its vast foreign-exchange hoard to support the currency, reducing that pile of money by an astonishing $1 trillion.
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Dancers impress audiences with their athleticism, grace and astonishing feats of memory.
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That is an astonishing amount of talent at one school, much less on one side of the line.
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Origin and Etymology of astonishing
see astonish
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