Example Sentences

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The progress of artificial intelligence has been astonishing, and now we know it’s helping the overall U.S. economy much faster than most thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Jamie Smith's collapse in form has been astonishing.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

“To have decades of progress wiped away by e-cigarettes has been astonishing to us who’ve been there all along,” Dr. Robertson said.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

The U.S. rebound has been astonishing, with the IMF currently estimating 2021 growth at 7 percent, the fastest rate in more than 25 years.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

We were celebrating not only my birthday, but Mr. Loomis’s recovery, which has been astonishing, though it is still not complete.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien