astoundingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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You want to believe that some of the astoundingly unpleasant people are putting on an act so they can get on TV.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
But even humble midday meals are astoundingly more expensive, especially for office workers.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 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
"They have been astoundingly fantastic," Steel told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
From BBC • May 4, 2024
The druggist, being one Walter Gripp, was astoundingly polite and fizzed one right up for him!
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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