astonish
verb (used with object)
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.
had astonished
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past perfectof astonish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was a knock-down fight which had astonished nobody so much as the open-mouthed voters of Oregon.
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
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
A newcomer, it had astonished its own leaders by its show of middle-class strength.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had never dreamed of what it would feel like to love someone so much; of all the things that had astonished her in her adventures, that was what astonished her the most.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
