astonishing
adjective
as·ton·ish·ing
ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ 
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
an astonishing discovery
Examples of astonishing in a Sentence
He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.
The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.
She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.
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Antonin Kinsky slipping, Micky van de Ven sliding, Kinsky getting his feet tangled up and then being taken off by then-coach Igor Tudor with Atleti already three goals up… genuinely astonishing.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Swiss companies support nearly 400,000 American jobs — an astonishing number for a nation of only about nine million people.
—Richard W. Rahn, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Over the past two decades or so, Lynn has revived, modernized, and enlarged on a long-dormant antitrust ideology, spreading its tenets with astonishing energy.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
The falcon combines aerodynamic engineering, specialized respiratory adaptations, visual stabilization, skeletal resilience, and astonishing neuromuscular precision into a hunting system refined for life in three dimensions.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Swiss companies support nearly 400,000 American jobs — an astonishing number for a nation of only about nine million people.
—Richard W. Rahn, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Over the past two decades or so, Lynn has revived, modernized, and enlarged on a long-dormant antitrust ideology, spreading its tenets with astonishing energy.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
The falcon combines aerodynamic engineering, specialized respiratory adaptations, visual stabilization, skeletal resilience, and astonishing neuromuscular precision into a hunting system refined for life in three dimensions.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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“Astonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonishing. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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