How to Use astonished in a Sentence

astonished

adjective
  • Live, the 11-year-old actor shared his astonished reaction to getting the note.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, The Pitt only has two wins so far, but Shawn Hatosy wins most astonished speech.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Every new scrap of information about Ash and LaMotte is greeted with an astonished rapture.
    Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Fans in the comments expressed excitement about the forthcoming sequel to the witchy cult classic — which was based on the 1995 Alice Hoffman novel of the same name — while others seemed astonished that filming for the movie has already finished.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Under Kidman's Practical Magic 2 post, fans in the comments expressed excitement about the forthcoming sequel to the witchy cult classic — which was based on the 1995 Alice Hoffman novel of the same name — while others seemed astonished that filming for the movie has already finished.
    Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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