astound
verb (used with object)
to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
have been astounding
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present perfect progressiveof astound.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Few places in the country are more expensive to buy a home than California, yet even here recent surges in home values have been astounding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
The gains in quality of the best facial recognition technology in recent years have been astounding.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2020
His persuasive powers must have been astounding: Ireland fully converted to Christianity within 200 years and was the only country in Europe to Christianize peacefully.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2013
I have at last received that letter so eagerly anticipated, and for which I have been astounding Notre Dame des Carmes with my prayers.
From Queens of the French Stage by H. Noel Williams
Which would have been astounding, Uncle Charlie being jocular and not given to slamming doors, had it not to do with that one of the many worlds in the firmament of the Sundays, St. Simeon's.
From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by George Madden Martin
