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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Then to be promoted to the summer tour party and, on top of that, trusted to perform in adult matches with a significant audience and unstoppable level of attention is astonishing.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 31 July 2025
The result, unsurprisingly, is a lightning-fast processor with astonishing performance in tasks that can take advantage of all these threads.
—PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
She was rescued from a shelter specializing in pit bulls, but as the weeks passed and Ripley began to grow at an astonishing rate, her features sparked curiosity and a DNA test—which ultimately revealed an unexpected genetic makeup, shocking viewers in a post to Reddit.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 31 July 2025
The result, unsurprisingly, is a lightning-fast processor with astonishing performance in tasks that can take advantage of all these threads.
—PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
She was rescued from a shelter specializing in pit bulls, but as the weeks passed and Ripley began to grow at an astonishing rate, her features sparked curiosity and a DNA test—which ultimately revealed an unexpected genetic makeup, shocking viewers in a post to Reddit.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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 9 Aug. 2025.
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