How to Use astounded in a Sentence

astounded

adjective

• Hicks was astounded to learn that Mantle had hit so many in such a short time.
  — Pat Borzi, New York Times, 19 May 2018
• My wife was astounded at how the new floor looks like real wood.
  — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
• At the time, the couple was astounded at their growth, shipping over 1,000 packages a month out of their small house.
  — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021
• Phoenix had their biggest lead 32 points, leaving the L.A. crowd nearly silent and astounded by the rout.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
• When Rodgers walked in with a cane and introduced himself, the men couldn’t help but stare, astounded to see him on his feet.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2021
• That very fact was the amazing thing that astounded people.
  — Martin Wolk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
• Even the most jaded racing fans come away from Old Friends astounded by the lineup.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2020
• The city is dirty — a friend just back from Mexico City was astounded to find the streets there far cleaner than the ones in her native city.
  — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2019
• The O’Connor family was astounded to learn of the dog tag’s discovery more than 75 years after the war.
  — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• Her father remains astounded by the tactics of the landlord and the Cullimore law firm.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
• As Kerber read out the names of the witnesses, Hawash was astounded to recognize many of them.
  — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
• The Root staff was astounded that a black kid born and raised in South Carolina had not tried the most delicious of all the varieties of swine.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 12 Oct. 2017
• To this day, Selig remains astounded by what Griffey told him.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
• Sitting in just 4 ½ feet of water, the catch rate on jigheads and minnows astounded.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022
• But when Lee walked in to his office that day, he was astounded by her raw beauty and elegance.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2021
• But after their son had been wheeled into surgery, Reymon and Alyssa were astounded again.
  — Marcos Bretón, sacbee, 31 Aug. 2017
• John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Talerman and his staff were astounded at how bad the traffic was during the lane closures.
  — Beth Treffeisen, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
• Last year was the first year of observations in a long-term study launched into the Sounders — and the results astounded scientists.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2021
• Anyone who looks at this continues to be astounded at how problems from the past keep coming up.
  — James Rufus Koren, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• The tweet quickly went viral, with thousands of likes and retweets, as well as hundreds of replies from fellow astounded tweeters.
  — Kim Quindlen, Teen Vogue, 19 Nov. 2018
• Fans remain astounded at how a few photos opened such an uncanny path to fame.
  — Sha Hua, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022
• Their performance in the last quarter of the regular season awed the attentive and astounded those who woke up to the spectacle late in the game.
  — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 5 Oct. 2017
• In the days that followed, national media and others seemed astounded by my win.
  — Rosemary Ketchum, Time, 21 May 2021
• Researchers drilling ice cores have been astounded to find more and more streams of water rushing below the sheet—a river of water scything through ice.
  — Julie Cart, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2017
• Their manager, Paul McGuinness, who had just signed a bunch of contracts for their coming tour, was astounded.
  — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2022
• Scientists are astounded not only by how much the waters have warmed during the past month, but also by how early in the year the heat wave is occurring.
  — Dan Stillman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• Upon revisiting the bush the day after, the team were astounded to find two huge stick insects, quietly straddling the bush.
  — Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2012
• The late Queen frontman astounded audiences not only with his voice, but also with his fierce onstage looks.
  — Ellie Rudy, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022
• Unsurprisingly, fans were left astounded by the Step Up actress' attire and many wasted no time to share their thoughts.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 2 Sep. 2022
• When Jean-Lou Justine received the first photograph of a giant worm with a head like a shovel, the biologist was astounded.
  — Ben Guarino, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2018

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024