Definition of Astonished

greatly surprised or amazed

Examples of Astonished in a sentence

After weeks of studying the Civil War, Kevin was astonished with his below average grade on his history test.  🔊

Bob became astonished when his wife announced the news of her pregnancy with their fifth child.  🔊

Sam would have been just surprised with a guilty verdict, but he was completely astonished that the guilty verdict came with a life sentence.  🔊

When the soldier emerged in the doorway of his daughter’s classroom from his year-long deployment, the little girl proved to be astonished when she stood there in shock.  🔊

In the peaceful town of Lumberville, the couple became astonished at the site of a masked man running away from the bank.  🔊

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