Example Sentences

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As you might guess about someone who topped Michael B. Jordan, Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the Baftas, Mr. Aramayo is astonishing, giving an intensely committed performance of every twitch, shout and click.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

And even if “Reminders of Him” isn’t that much better at the end of the day, the quality gap between this film and your everyday Netflix offering is astonishing.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

That Berkshire’s annualized return for the past 60 years has been about 20%—roughly twice the return of the S&P 500—without technology stocks is astonishing.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

It is astonishing to me, to see what it means to speak out about genocide.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

It is astonishing just how much of what we are can be tied to the beds we wake up in in the morning, and it is astonishing how fragile that can be.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman