How to Use astounding in a Sentence

astounding

adjective
  • He ate an astounding amount of food.
  • Jayson Tatum has been astounding over the past month, going for over 30 points in six of the past 10 games.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The list of artists who made new and vibrant work late in life is astounding.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The advancements that have been made in the last few months are astounding.
    Daniel Newman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But, looking at the sheer depth of the ocean showcased in this new video is astounding.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Oct. 2022
  • This was astounding; just one AU is the distance of the Earth from the Sun, which is about 93 million miles.
    James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The amount of grime that could be lurking in the folds of your favorite blanket is astounding.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The increases in recent decades have been astounding, led by a shift in the roles of men and women in the home.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The school’s enrollment has grown an astounding 3.5 times over the past year.
    Byjeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Here's a look at some of the astounding snow totals in northern New York state.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • And the music, which is simply astounding, gets a fresh release, per Pinkus, with lots of tunes not in the movie.
    Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
  • There was an astounding amount of data on the public record.
    Craig Unger, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • This essay demonstrates the astounding ease of that gun’s path.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 July 2023
  • Many rooms have astounding views — even from the bathrooms.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In its tenth week, the show still pulled in an astounding 2.7 billion minutes streamed.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • On a related note, the battery life on the iPhone 13 is astounding.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 26 Sep. 2021
  • His knowledge of the offense and defense is astounding for a 15-year-old.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Both shows were decades after the band’s supposed heyday in the ‘80s, but both were astounding.
    The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2022
  • The battery lasts an astounding 300 hours on a single charge.
    WIRED, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The important point is that these new chips are more than just astounding.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Jones and the defense combined for four sacks, an astounding number to end their drought of five weeks.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2021
  • In recent days, the public has been treated to an astounding look at Fox News.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Waters is now an astounding 26-2 in games for the season.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • In the past five years, Super Micro’s shares have soared an astounding 3,454%.
    Bysharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 June 2024
  • The stories that Rickey brings to light are astounding.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The math may very well be on the side of the aliens existing, but that’s largely because the math of the universe itself turns out to be astounding.
    Garrett M. Graff, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Last year saw an astounding 168 assaults on bus drivers, some of who staged a sick-out last week.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
  • The theater, which is a state-of-the-art 2,750-person space for performances, witnessed an astounding turnout over the four nights.
    Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The Powerball jackpot has reached the $1 billion mark, an astounding total and the third-largest in the game’s history.
    Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 18 July 2023
  • How to reckon with an astounding season with one very large asterisk?
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

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