astonishment

[əˈstɒ:nɪʃmənt]

Definition:
1. A feeling of very great surprise.
2. The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.

Use 'astonishment' in a sentence:

1. This perfect work makes the audience lost in astonishment.
2. When he blew into it for the first time, to his GREat astonishment the bone began to sing by itself:
3. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars.
4. Lockhart was looking at Harry in high astonishment.
5. He stared with astonishment.
6. 'What?' Meg asked in astonishment.
7. Marie blinked at it with astonishment and sat down on the floor.
8. To my no small astonishment, I found the house on fire.
9. I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour.
10. Mr. Hurst looked at her with astonishment.
11. To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all.
12. I said yes. Then Gate stared at me with astonishment.
13. The schoolmaster heard her with astonishment.
14. Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
15. and gaze at himself with the mild astonishment in the bathroom mirror.
16. To my utter astonishment , she remembered my name.
17. In dumb astonishment, the teacher, putting down his book, looked at the boy.
18. To my astonishment, she launched into an academic discussion of the imagery in Lawrence's works.
19. Her astonishment, however, was extreme;
20. He was filled with astonishment at seeing the dead body.
21. The servant quitted the apartment with evident signs of astonishment.
22. After I told her the news, she stared at me in astonishment.
23. He stared in astonishment at the stranger.
24. Both astonishment and joy, she could hardly say a word.
25. To her astonishment, he smiled.
26. Astonishment, apprehension, and even horror, oppressed her.
27. To my utter astonishment, she remembered my name.
28. 'But, why?' he asked in make-believe astonishment.
29. How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
30. The man looked at Sid in astonishment. " Listen, Mister, my name's not Peter, it's Wilfred. "
31. To my astonishment, she could - from a standing start.
32. He will never show sufficient astonishment at this lack of astonishment.
33. Doctor Winter said in astonishment, " George Corell ? "
34. Kay looked at her father in astonishment.
35. Apparently well, then. Used in expressing astonishment, disapproval, or sarcasm.
36. He gave a start of surprise and astonishment.
37. "What?" Meg asked in astonishment.
38. To my astonishment he showed up and filled my gas tank himself.
39. Sitting pole-axed on the sofa, Mahoney stared in astonishment at the spectacle before him.
40. To our astonishment, they arrived on time.
41. Edgar sprang to his unbidden guest, blanched with astonishment and rage.
42. He stood in an attitude of complete astonishment, and we burst out laughing.
43. It was a sort of haggard astonishment.
44. She confessed her astonishment at her light sentence when her father visited her at the jail.
45. Both men stared at him in astonishment.
46. It was discovered to everyone's astonishment, that she also appeared in the photo, right behind him!
47. The Einstein robot can emulate 7 different human emotions including joy, disgust, and astonishment.
48. She shrieked twice-first in astonishment, then in rage.
49. As I stood up ， I heard cries of astonishment all around me.
50. I gasped in / with astonishment at the magician's skill.
51. They heard the words with astonishment.
52. He looked at me in astonishment.
53. This book is based on my astonishment that nature and machines work all.
54. Peter's astonishment was great.
55. They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.
56. The notary looked at the count with astonishment.
57. and giving a sudden grunt of astonishment he began feeling me.
58. It was but the inquiry of his first confusion and astonishment, the answer being obvious.
59. The old lady stood petrified with astonishment, peering over her glasses; Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.
60. I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.
61. The detective himself turned to look at her. He blinked in astonishment.
62. She is wide-eyed with astonishment.
63. They gasped in astonishment at the news.
64. The woman examined him with eyes of astonishment, and shook her head; she then addressed him in German.
65. Elizabeth's astonishment was beyond expression.
66. She looked at him with astonishment.
67. She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment.
68. Between astonishment and despair she hardly knew what to do.
69. Tom's astonishment was bound-less!