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
  • 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
  • The author is still astounded by its continued success with a younger generation at home and abroad.
    CBS News, 12 May 2017

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