astoundingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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More important, it is evidence of how astoundingly ill-informed they are about the role they play in American life and how and why it has changed so dramatically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Despite his metaphorically Olympian stature, the pop star’s death was astoundingly and shamefully normal for a United States citizen.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
Both of these conclusions are astoundingly backward, which may be why the majority did not try to flesh them out: to describe the majority’s reasoning is to refute it.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025
But the way they move looks astoundingly lifelike, not least when one fan’s lighter accidentally sets another fan’s wires on fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
The girl was astoundingly simple, yet vital in a way that I had never known.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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