astonish
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze: Her easy humor and keen intellect astonished me.
Origin of astonish
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- as·ton·ish·er, noun
- su·per·as·ton·ish, verb
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How to use astonish in a sentence
“When I look at my list of what we’ve done over the last 25 years, I’m astonished at what we’ve accomplished,” says Paula Johnson, the team’s leader.
Winemakers to pour $4 million into Smithsonian’s popular American Food History Project | Dave McIntyre | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostIt is beyond astonishing the imagination that you see on TikTok.
That’s why I was astonished one wintry day to see a long-eared jackrabbit tear out from a gravelly wash, its lithe body moving so fast it almost floated above the landscape.
What I was astonished by was that there was this sound and fury.
A Conversation with Filmmaker Adam Curtis on Power, Technology and How Ideas Get Into People's Heads | Billy Perrigo | February 23, 2021 | TimeI’m astonished to see the extent to which the Attorney General is willing to say things that are blatantly irresponsible but that parrot some of the language of the President.
Sherrilyn Ifill, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, on the Battle Over RBG’s Seat and Making Every Vote Count | Eben Shapiro | September 27, 2020 | Time
“These words astonish me as much as they amaze you,” he said.
The Iranian Islamic Fundamentalist’s Handbook on Sex in the West | IranWire | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo question that which seems to have ceased forever to astonish us.
To Dream a Dream: Georges Perec’s Night Visions | Lauren Elkin | December 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe art works which still astonish the world were launched in part to give employment to the poor multitude.
They frighten a few people (mostly each other), are rude to bystanders and astonish a cleaning lady.
P.J. O’Rourke Picks His Favorite Travel Books | P. J. O’Rourke | November 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHis book should astonish both liberals and conservatives—and for very different reasons.
Nothing seemed to trouble or astonish the visitor, either about the food or the service.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseIn thy anger thou wilt tread the earth under foot: in thy wrath thou wilt astonish the nations.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousBlind faith in a religion, fanatical zeal for a religion, are too common to astonish us.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe members often astonish those who know them best by their responses to their opportunities.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsAnd without mere ado, he took up his favourite instrument, and prepared to astonish the company.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge Hemyng
British Dictionary definitions for astonish
/ (əˈstɒnɪʃ) /
(tr) to fill with amazement; surprise greatly
Origin of astonish
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