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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The following day, at a Dunkin’ beneath the Capitol complex, Rhodes held forth to astonished journalists about the righteousness of the assault.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The nearly two-and-a-half-minute clip shows many of the original film's iconic scenes, including Lilo's astonished discovery of the mysterious blue alien Stitch.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
An astonished Lara asks them to move to the crew mess, which makes Wihan huff and puff in irritation.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The nearly two-and-a-half-minute clip shows many of the original film's iconic scenes, including Lilo's astonished discovery of the mysterious blue alien Stitch.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
An astonished Lara asks them to move to the crew mess, which makes Wihan huff and puff in irritation.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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