How to Use astonishment in a Sentence

astonishment

noun

• A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge.
• Much to the astonishment of her friends and family, she left school to pursue her acting career.
• They discovered to their astonishment that their car had been stolen.
• The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment.
• Here's a sample of his astonishment as a catch-phrase was born.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
• The way so many restaurants cook fish is an astonishment: crackling skin or crust; tender flesh; a lush pan sauce.
  — Scott Hocker, theweek, 12 July 2024
• But critics had already spent a day expressing their astonishment and anger over the failure.
  — Alan Blinder and Richard Fausset, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
• Another reason to hold your astonishment is, these are the Bengals.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• But there is one astral communion sure to elicit astonishment without brutal consequences: a total solar eclipse.
  — Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
• That’s when McCartney ran past front-runner Julie Moss and, to her astonishment, claimed the world championship.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Sep. 2017
• To Buddy’s astonishment, Goldstein named him school treasurer.
  — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 31 Aug. 2017
• As the story limps and drags, the viewer also becomes accustomed to the images, and astonishment at the film’s innovative, painstaking technique begins to fade.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
• At the time, however, Gen. Hays’s promotion was greeted with astonishment from some quarters and derision from others.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2018
• To the astonishment of the cops, this time the patrons fought back.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021
• There were a few hugs and high-fives amid the astonishment.
  — Bro Krift, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2022
• Over the past year my reaction to Covid news from the U.S. has been one of astonishment.
  — WSJ, 22 Aug. 2021
• Video on Twitter showed the righty reaching 94-96, to the astonishment of those around him.
  — Brandon Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• Oh my god,’ and put her hands over her mouth in astonishment.
  — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 4 June 2019
• Hjerson, to Klara’s astonishment and glee, is a huge fan of Klara’s work.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• To the astonishment of the naysayers, her numbers were right.
  — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2020
• To their astonishment, the box opened to reveal a trove of centuries-old gold coins.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
• Then there's the reveal of just how valuable some of these antiques are, to the astonishment of the owner.
  — Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
• The story is that Magnum recorded this song all in one take to the astonishment of those in the studio.
  — Mike Oliver | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2019
• Entering the world of the great apes leaves you with a feeling of astonishment.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Mar. 2022
• To my astonishment, the same tone echoed back from a wooden molding in the classroom.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022
• To the research team’s astonishment, the white blood cell count of the rabbits dropped to zero or points very close to zero.
  — Jennet Conant, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
• For most of the video’s more-than-10-minute duration, Lengyel’s mouth was agape in astonishment.
  — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
• And in this world, women are shown to be subservient to men, much to the puzzlement of Barbie and the pleased astonishment of Ken.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
• The themes were tones and feelings [about] the ever increasing astonishment at how crazy the world is.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2022
• Leanne Morgan's new book, What In the World?! came out of asking just that — and now readers can join the comedian in head-shaking astonishment at her unlikely rise to fame.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024