astonish

Example Sentences

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Investment in artificial intelligence continues to astonish amid a technological arms race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

No matter the general state of the project she was in, Smith never failed to illuminate, astonish and entertain.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

She is now 95 and widowed, and her positivity and determination continue to astonish.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

For a half-century, the German artist Ursula Schultze-Bluhm made work that could astonish viewers.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Samuel said, “Most people don’t read the details. It’s the details that astonish me. And Abel had no children.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck