astounded
adjective
as·tound·ed
ə-ˈstau̇n-dəd 
: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astonished, amazed
was astounded to hear the news
We were too astounded to speak. We could only stand there staring in amazement.—
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Examples of astounded in a Sentence
were astounded to realize that we were holding the winning lottery ticket
the astounded look on the tourists' faces when the police ordered them to leave the country immediately
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—Pj Green
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Pj Green
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
His producers were astounded, but horrified that it had been achieved using AI.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Shortly after, the director saw Holbrook playing Johnny Cash in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and was astounded by the actor’s range.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Even players were astounded by Sterling’s commitment.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for astounded
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“Astounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounded. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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