astonish
verb (used with object)
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.
were astonishing
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past progressiveof astonish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In a staggering contest of 13 tries and 90 points, Gregor Townsend's men were astonishing in every way until a madcap endgame that saw France run in a battery of tries.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Even with the sketch threatening to go off the rails as Taylor’s bald cap started peeling off, she never missed a step and her dance moves were astonishing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
When applied to the observational data from Kepler-1625b and Kepler-1708b, the results were astonishing.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
They’d been running an experiment with a small group of patients for a couple of years—and the results, they were astonishing.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 30, 2023
During the time-out, the looks on my teammate’s faces were astonishing.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
