astounded
Example Sentences
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"We were astounded and overjoyed, actually," Haigwood said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust, Tony Doherty, whose father Patrick was among those killed said he was "astounded" the footage had been used.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
As the relatively sensible one, Gill, a constant companion to Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, as in “Who,” is wonderful being astounded or upright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
At the British embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, he was taken seriously by MI6, which was astounded by the wealth of information the former archivist had to offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
She drove him to Dolphin Estate, astounded by how much it had declined.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
