astonished
adjective
as·ton·ished
ə-ˈstä-nisht 
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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 four words were first spoken here on a bright spring afternoon at Camelback Ranch, my astonished syllables joining similar tones of amazement floating from every corner of a crowded press box.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Immediately, the astonished news anchor attempted to hide the gesture behind a stack of papers.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Even Jeff still seems astonished to be in the presence of one of hip-hop’s founding innovators.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Immediately, the astonished news anchor attempted to hide the gesture behind a stack of papers.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Even Jeff still seems astonished to be in the presence of one of hip-hop’s founding innovators.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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 22 Dec. 2024.
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