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Astound is an English word with synonyms like amaze or astonish. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Astound in a sentence

Related words

Astound | Astounding | Astounded | Astoundingly | Astounds

Astound meaning

To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

Synonyms of Astound

amaze astonish surprise

Related words

Other words often associated with Astound or its synonyms:

get stupefy attack pose change strike perplex mystify move perturbation stick flummox

Using Astound

  • The main meaning on this page is: To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
  • Useful related words include: amaze, astonish, surprise.
  • In the example corpus, astound often appears in combinations such as: astound you, will astound.

Context around Astound

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

comcast 1× athletes 1×

Often after:

rcn 1× plans 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Astound

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

answers will astound you 1× astound is primarily 1× court is astound ed by 1× doesn t astound you nothing 1× massport comcast astound rcn broadband 1× other astound plans are 1× seemed to astound people that 1× sunsets will astound you 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

astound is primarily 1× guess whether a 1× if this doesn 1× in the warmer 1× other astound plans 1× she went on 1×

Common sentence endings:

will astound you 2× action emergency services 1× and free installation 1× greater chicago area 1× how i felt 1× of this case 1×

Words around Astound

Just before it in the word index:

astors 2 astorino 4 astorian 2 astoria 120 astori 9 astorga 6

Just after it in the word index:

astounded 90 astounding 279 astoundingly 15 astounds 9 astous 2 astr 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Astound

  • In this selection, "astound" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, comcast, athletes, rcn, plans and people stand out and add context to how "astound" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include answers will astound you and astound is primarily. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "astound" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with astound

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These athletes astound me on the daily. (7 words)

If this doesn’t astound you, nothing will! (8 words)

Astound is primarily available in the greater Chicago area. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Other Astound plans are priced cheaply as well, including the provider's gig service, which starts at $45 per month and includes a free month of service and free installation. (30 words)

She went on: 'But other than that it seemed to astound people that I was plus size and being successful, that was how I felt. (25 words)

The Concert was principally sponsored by Bocchino Insurance, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Massport, Comcast, Astound/RCN Broadband, and Action Emergency Services. (22 words)

Exclamation examples

Guess whether a human or AI wrote these 9 tweets from different political figures (and the answers will astound you! (20 words)

If this doesn’t astound you, nothing will! (8 words)

Example sentences (9)

Guess whether a human or AI wrote these 9 tweets from different political figures (and the answers will astound you!

If this doesn’t astound you, nothing will!

In the warmer months, the sunrises and sunsets will astound you.

The Concert was principally sponsored by Bocchino Insurance, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Massport, Comcast, Astound/RCN Broadband, and Action Emergency Services.

Astound is primarily available in the greater Chicago area.

Other Astound plans are priced cheaply as well, including the provider's gig service, which starts at $45 per month and includes a free month of service and free installation.

This Court is astound(ed) by the facts of this case.

She went on: 'But other than that it seemed to astound people that I was plus size and being successful, that was how I felt.

These athletes astound me on the daily.

Common combinations with astound

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "astound" in a sentence?
An example: "Guess whether a human or AI wrote these 9 tweets from different political figures (and the answers will astound you!" This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "astound" from authentic English texts.
What does "astound" mean?
Astound means: To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
What are synonyms of "astound"?
Common synonyms of "astound" include: amaze, astonish, surprise.
How many example sentences with "astound" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "astound", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.