How to Use astonish in a Sentence

astonish

verb

• Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers.
• The garden's beauty never fails to astonish.
• The girls were astonished by how alike their hands looked.
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• He was named on 88% of the ballots, which astonished him.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2020
• He was astonished to see a home that was larger than his place of work.
  — Tina Daunt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2019
• Just a list of the new operas since 2004 would astonish patrons from the old days.
  — Olin Chism, star-telegram.com, 2 May 2017
• That astonishes me that that is not the subject of this.
  — vanityfair.com, 31 Mar. 2017
• At last, from a side door in the hall, out walked the queen, who was astonished to find Sullivan dawdling in the shadows.
  — Amir-Hussein Radjy, New Republic, 6 July 2017
• Thus, a number of fans were astonished to see the Price Is Right host under the costume.
  — EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
• She was astonished to open the mail and find handwritten notes from the Rivendell staff.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
• In the ’60s, a bar would open and the same night it would be raided — I was astonished by how everything had changed.
  — Nicole Acheampong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
• The sighting left the team astonished: The species has been presumed extinct in the Atlantic Ocean for more than 200 years.
  — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
• What’s astonishing about the Dynamo is that of their 23 points, only one has been earned on the road.
  — Damian Calhoun, Orange County Register, 16 June 2017
• Rose missed his 6-foot putt and looked as astonished as if someone had stolen his car.
  — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2017
• Crude as the stagings may have been, much of the media was astonished by the spectacle.
  — Curbed, 21 June 2023
• Philip watched, astonished and helpless, as his wife was wheeled away.
  — Ann Neumann, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Even with the help of garbage time, Notre Dame’s totals were astonishing.
  — David Wilson Diehards, ajc, 12 Nov. 2017
• On your first visit here you may be astonished at the dark wooden booths.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
• They are astonished that all this time, a swimmer was locked away inside of them.
  — Matt Grant, Longreads, 21 Aug. 2017
• Within the week, the baristas were astonished to see how much Collinsworth mattered to people near and far.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• The speed of Podemos’s rise has astonished even its leaders, but the party did not drop out of the clear blue Spanish sky.
  — Dan Hancox, Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2014
• Her brashness astonished Lewis, who was riding in the back seat.
  — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• The variety and richness of the images are astonishing, and attest to both the king’s piety and ego.
  — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019
• Sharp recalls arriving at the June 28th scene in the late morning and being astonished at the sight.
  — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
• While many around the country were astonished, Jackson was not.
  — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• In one scene, Takashi is astonished to learn that his father had a fierce romantic streak.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
• The first time Miss Manners heard about someone doing such a thing, she was astonished.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• My husband took the news with grief, of course, but also astonishing grace.
  — Jessica Mattern, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2018
• Kuby added that he would be astonished if the gun had been destroyed outright.
  — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2023
• Newsletter Everyone who has ever seen Saturn through a telescope is astonished to see the system of rings that surround it.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024