Definition of astonished in English:
astonished
adjective əˈstɒnɪʃtəˈstɑnəʃt
Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed.
he was astonished at the change in him
we were astonished to hear of this decision
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally bringing her ageing vehicle to a screeching halt, officers were astonished to find a seven-month-old baby boy in the front seat.
- The registry contacted the breeder, who in turn called the dog's astonished owner.
- Wilson proclaimed himself astonished at the tremendous weight the horses carried.
- He hit his drive 381 yards down the storied 650-yard 17th, drawing astonished gasps from the galleries.
- They were astonished at the colonials' high standard of living, reports the author.
- The priest was astonished to see a hidden staircase descending into the dark.
- The astonished faces of the recipients soon turn to happy smiles.
- The other fishermen had seen the marlin's skeleton and were astonished at its size - eighteen feet from nose to tail.
- When I became a primary school governor in 1990 I was astonished to discover that there were no formal grammar text books in school.
- From the very beginning I was almost in tears, overwhelmed by a sense of triumph, proud to be human, astonished at what we can do.
- Nathan grinned at William's astonished face.
- I am astonished at the lack of coherence on the part of planners.
- Arikha's own unsparing self-portraits, often nude, show a fiercely alert, intelligent, sometimes astonished, sometimes grimacing face.
- He stepped out of the car and gave himself up to the astonished officers.
- I was astonished at what I was being told.
- A few days later an astonished Fouquet was arrested.
- Grandpa is astonished at how the dogs do everything together.
- We were shocked and astonished, thrown into a state of utter disbelief.
Definition of astonished in US English:
astonished
adjectiveəˈstɑnəʃtəˈstänəSHt
Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed.
he was astonished at the change in him
an astonished expression on her face
Example sentencesExamples
- The priest was astonished to see a hidden staircase descending into the dark.
- He hit his drive 381 yards down the storied 650-yard 17th, drawing astonished gasps from the galleries.
- I am astonished at the lack of coherence on the part of planners.
- I was astonished at what I was being told.
- Grandpa is astonished at how the dogs do everything together.
- Wilson proclaimed himself astonished at the tremendous weight the horses carried.
- A few days later an astonished Fouquet was arrested.
- From the very beginning I was almost in tears, overwhelmed by a sense of triumph, proud to be human, astonished at what we can do.
- The registry contacted the breeder, who in turn called the dog's astonished owner.
- Nathan grinned at William's astonished face.
- Arikha's own unsparing self-portraits, often nude, show a fiercely alert, intelligent, sometimes astonished, sometimes grimacing face.
- When I became a primary school governor in 1990 I was astonished to discover that there were no formal grammar text books in school.
- They were astonished at the colonials' high standard of living, reports the author.
- The astonished faces of the recipients soon turn to happy smiles.
- He stepped out of the car and gave himself up to the astonished officers.
- We were shocked and astonished, thrown into a state of utter disbelief.
- The other fishermen had seen the marlin's skeleton and were astonished at its size - eighteen feet from nose to tail.
- Finally bringing her ageing vehicle to a screeching halt, officers were astonished to find a seven-month-old baby boy in the front seat.