had astonished
- past perfect of astonish.
Example Sentences
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A newcomer, it had astonished its own leaders by its show of middle-class strength.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a knock-down fight which had astonished nobody so much as the open-mouthed voters of Oregon.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had astonished the age with their sagacity and fortitude; they had enacted for all posterity the great American epic of exploration.
From Time Magazine Archive
Westland had astonished the gallery by wearing a grey felt hat through all his matches and by his frightened demeanor when putting.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ernest’s condition had astonished the surgeons in the operating room.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
