astonishment

Example Sentences

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To their initial astonishment, they have attracted a far wider viewership spanning all ages, even followers who hitherto had only scant interest in ballet.

From Los Angeles Times

Then to my astonishment she added, “First though, give me a hand with the tea things.”

From Literature

To our astonishment, the airman was speaking to Mutti in almost perfect German.

From Literature

That feeling of a parent’s pleasant astonishment at how their children carried themselves became a part of the making of the Aselton-Duplass family’s “Their Town” as well.

From Los Angeles Times

To the great astonishment of me and Lloyd and probably Dad, Tansy barked, “They aren’t going to put that pointer in the ground. It’s worth good money, and there’s plenty of use left in it!”

From Literature