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!