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

But what would astonish — and mystify — earlier generations of U.S.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2021

It used to astonish us that everyone here has so many children: six or eight or nine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver