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Astonishment meaning
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. | Something very surprising. | Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
Example sentences (20)
The astonishment of the women is our astonishment as well: The tomb of Jesus is open, and it is empty!
Principle of least astonishment The principle of least astonishment (POLA) is a general principle in the design of all kinds of interfaces.
Lopez got whistled for a foul, which was followed by a look of astonishment at the sequence.
People were literally opening up the letters and standing there with looks of astonishment on their faces,” she said.
The look of astonishment on her face is clearly seen in reports when she exits dinner.
The video sparked a wave of responses from astonished users who shared their astonishment at both the aircraft’s landing and the commentary.
To Honeycutt’s astonishment, the board chair called for an interview and offered her the job within 24 hours.
To the astonishment of her husband and his family, the doctors disclosed that she was already seven months pregnant.
We bring you a hair-raising thirty seconds of non-stop lightning that left witnesses in a state of pure astonishment.
What adds to the astonishment is that the hostel is located in a densely populated residential area, making the intrusion of a wild animal into such surroundings particularly unexpected.
When my teacher explained this credit, the room erupted with students’ astonishment.
A fan X, formerly known as Twitter, expressed their astonishment by saying: "Wait, Izzi is single?
Age UK has voiced astonishment at the Government's failure to disclose an Equality Impact Assessment or any report illustrating how pensioners of various income levels are affected.
He saw the soldier’s eyes flicker and tremble at his feet in soporific astonishment.
However, the mass arrests and persecution of prisoners of war by the Armenian state after they were returned by Azerbaijan caused special astonishment in the context of this state’s “care” for its citizens.
Irene, who resides with her partner Manolo and their pet dog in one of these houses, told the M.E.N of their astonishment that Jay had set off on foot to Los Cristianos and voiced their worries about the young man.
Not only that, to our even greater astonishment, there was also a beautiful dark red rose that had been freshly placed behind the wooden panel marking his life and death.
Reverend Richard shared his astonishment at making it to the final three, saying: "I can't believe I'm one of the final three!
Shona McMahon, the creator of the petition, expressed her astonishment at the renewed interest and stated that the increase is "now more than ever needed due to the vote to make the winter fuel payment means tested only".
Some online commenters expressed their astonishment at an airport still having a free drop-off area at all.