astonishment
Example Sentences
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In Russia, onlookers including military personnel and the truck drivers themselves watched in astonishment as the parade of drones took to the skies.
The self-deprecating Northern Irishman might have carried himself with a humble air of astonishment over these last few weeks, but his presence has been a PR and coaching masterstroke.
From BBC
"You know, 'it mustn't happen again. We cannot inflict this on our children'. There was astonishment, a shock realisation that the war had been so much more horrible than anyone had imagined it could be."
From BBC
He had a look of astonishment on his face and three empty Red Bull cans in his backpack.
The German food and agriculture ministry told the BBC last year that it had taken note of the Turkish bid "with some astonishment".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
