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.
• 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
• The offer drew a look of happy astonishment from the couple and cheers from the crowd.
  — Maria Carter, Country Living, 18 July 2017
• 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
• Here's a sample of his astonishment as a catch-phrase was born.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
• 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
• There was huge relief—and not a little astonishment that both the crowds and, in the main, the media had been so positive.
  — Penny Junor, Vanities, 28 Mar. 2018
• To their astonishment, a voice screamed back from someplace far off.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2022
• One of the astonishments of these times is just how large a half-century has become.
  — David Von Drehle, Twin Cities, 22 July 2019
• The deer regarded me as a god would, eased by my astonishment.
  — Ama Codjoe, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
• To their astonishment, the researchers found 30 distinct gears: 27 in the largest fragment and one each in three others.
  — Tony Freeth, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021
• When the astonishment ebbs, the past clouds over into itself.
  — Roger Rosenblatt, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
• Then the camera found Snoop Dogg, who lifted his glasses up toward his forehead, to reveal eyes wide in astonishment.
  — Ben Strauss, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• And the lifting of his sunglasses to reveal wide-eyed astonishment at Biles' performance became an instant meme.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024