astonish
verb (used with object)
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.
astonishes
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present tense formof astonish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Throughout Mr. Stob’s narrative, their success astonishes onlookers and converts skeptics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
"Even today, the story of my father and my mother, while giving me much pain, astonishes me still," Blouin said.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
“It astonishes me that no American male singer sings with a full voice anymore. Where have all the tenors gone?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
She has a gift for aphorism, the observation that astonishes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2021
Even now, a fact as ordinary, as obvious, as this astonishes him.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
