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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Sharpshooter Chris Ashby led the way for Queens, scoring 34 points and hitting an astonishing 10 3-pointers, many of them in transition when Queens attacked the Central Arkansas trap.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
The irony now is that, as Vance feared, American missile interceptors necessary to deter the Chinese military are being burned through at an astonishing rate—just not by the Ukrainians.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Analysts have revised their 2026 capex expectations for these tech giants to an astonishing $667 billion, a 24% increase from just the start of the earnings season and representing a 62% jump compared with 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Things go from there, with Drinkall, who is simply astonishing in a couple of short scenes that require her deeply insecure character to have hyperventilating meltdowns, playing another victim of this community’s value system.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
The irony now is that, as Vance feared, American missile interceptors necessary to deter the Chinese military are being burned through at an astonishing rate—just not by the Ukrainians.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Analysts have revised their 2026 capex expectations for these tech giants to an astonishing $667 billion, a 24% increase from just the start of the earnings season and representing a 62% jump compared with 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Things go from there, with Drinkall, who is simply astonishing in a couple of short scenes that require her deeply insecure character to have hyperventilating meltdowns, playing another victim of this community’s value system.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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