How to Use astounding in a Sentence

astounding

adjective
  • He ate an astounding amount of food.
  • The astounding footage shows a decade of garbage buildup.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • The Senate at the time had passed the bill by an astounding 92-1 vote.
    Hal Herring, Field & Stream, 24 June 2020
  • As for the event itself, the scope of what’s been built there to house the EWC is astounding.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2025
  • DAFs have been around for 30 years, but their growth in the past decade has been astounding.
    Theodore Schleifer, Vox, 2 July 2019
  • The grit displayed by the Knicks in these playoffs has been astounding, to say the least.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
  • The sheer size of the males, compared to the males of the other Atrax species is simply astounding.
    Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But those shots in the house of Michael and Michelle are pretty astounding.
    Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 5 July 2018
  • Jayson Tatum has been astounding over the past month, going for over 30 points in six of the past 10 games.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The Bulls fired off an astounding 41.5 mid-range shots to lead the league that season.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The list of artists who made new and vibrant work late in life is astounding.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Perhaps the most astounding thing about the Ghosn saga?
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Even more astounding is that the three were among the season’s best — even if the finale was the weakest of the bunch.
    Washington Post, 10 May 2020
  • The love and respect, the courtesy and grace with both men was astounding.
    Holly Gleason, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The number of people served over the course of weeks that the church had its drive-through open was astounding.
    Hermine Saunders, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 Aug. 2020
  • The advancements that have been made in the last few months are astounding.
    Daniel Newman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But, looking at the sheer depth of the ocean showcased in this new video is astounding.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Oct. 2022
  • This is astounding for such a large all-wheel drive SUV.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 July 2025
  • This was astounding; just one AU is the distance of the Earth from the Sun, which is about 93 million miles.
    James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The amount of panic from the fan base on Twitter is astounding.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The amount of times Samantha Markle popped up in the tabloids this year for no reason is astounding.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2018
  • Even more astounding than the dry goods selection is the fresh and frozen seafood.
    Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The amount of grime that could be lurking in the folds of your favorite blanket is astounding.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The increases in recent decades have been astounding, led by a shift in the roles of men and women in the home.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The school’s enrollment has grown an astounding 3.5 times over the past year.
    Byjeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • To get all the way to Melbourne for $790 round-trip from Houston is astounding.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2018
  • Here's a look at some of the astounding snow totals in northern New York state.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • And the music, which is simply astounding, gets a fresh release, per Pinkus, with lots of tunes not in the movie.
    Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
  • That is a feat that’s astounding for any artist, but mind-boggling for an EDM artist.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The pace of innovation in LLMs since 2022 has been nothing short of astounding.
    Tigran Sloyan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

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