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Astounding is an English word with synonyms like dumbfounding or dumfounding. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Astounding in a sentence

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Astounding meaning

present participle and gerund of astound

Using Astounding

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of astound
  • Useful related words include: dumbfounding, dumfounding, incredible, unbelievable.
  • In the example corpus, astounding often appears in combinations such as: an astounding, is astounding, of astounding.

Context around Astounding

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Astounding

  • In this selection, "astounding" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, twilight, night, truly, stories, science and included stand out and add context to how "astounding" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1934 night astounding october 1935 and a truly astounding resume the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "astounding" sits close to words such as alibaba, antarctica and antoine, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with astounding

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

Among his astounding team members are Latoya Hammond, managing director. (10 words)

Fueled by incredibly written characters, an engaging plot and astounding animation sequences. (12 words)

According to Newsweek, the tour is expected to gross an astounding $1.3 billion. (14 words)

A no-doubt Hall of Famer as the greatest of his era, J.J. Watt leaves behind a truly astounding resume, the only player in NFL history to record multiple seasons of 20-plus sacks being one of his many, many individual accolades. (43 words)

After Benfica rejected their last bid of around $80 million, Chelsea proposed an astounding roughly $130 million offer for the 22-year-old on deadline day, a bid that wrecked the Premier League transfer record and sent the Argentine to South London. (42 words)

And what you're saying, like– if I was 12 and I had one of these, what you could do with this is astounding, and it's just gonna be more and more and more. (35 words)

Three significant stories published under the pseudonym are "Twilight" (Astounding, November 1934), "Night" (Astounding, October 1935), and " Who Goes There? (20 words)

How did City Comptroller Rita Crundwell manage to embezzle an astounding $54 million from the northwest Illinois community of 15,700 people before she was finally detected? (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

For the editorial note, see citation He began to make changes almost immediately, instigating a "mutant" label for unusual stories, and in March 1938 changing the title from Astounding Stories to Astounding Science-Fiction.

In the 1930s, he published several science fiction stories and serials in Amazing and Astounding Stories (the first issue of Astounding included his story "Tanks").

Three significant stories published under the pseudonym are "Twilight" (Astounding, November 1934), "Night" (Astounding, October 1935), and " Who Goes There?

According to Newsweek, the tour is expected to gross an astounding $1.3 billion.

After Benfica rejected their last bid of around $80 million, Chelsea proposed an astounding roughly $130 million offer for the 22-year-old on deadline day, a bid that wrecked the Premier League transfer record and sent the Argentine to South London.

A magistrate says it is "astounding" that an off-duty police officer used his private car to "ram" a dangerous driver's vehicle, questioning the safety and wisdom of the decision.

Among his astounding team members are Latoya Hammond, managing director.

And what you're saying, like– if I was 12 and I had one of these, what you could do with this is astounding, and it's just gonna be more and more and more.

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A no-doubt Hall of Famer as the greatest of his era, J.J. Watt leaves behind a truly astounding resume, the only player in NFL history to record multiple seasons of 20-plus sacks being one of his many, many individual accolades.

As its name suggests, its swivel power is astounding, comes with a fresh-scented solution and never leaves a streak.

Award-winning actor Bobby Cannavale breathes life into Crystal, as his achievements on the big and small screens are simply astounding.

But what the show does have in spades is an unforgettable central duo of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, working off some absolutely astounding screenplays that they wrote themselves.

Coming to the conclusion of the show, the wear of the intense choreography was clear in the actors’ movements, but the visible effort only served to make the successful execution more astounding.

Considering the fact that there are only a few dozen events each year, that figure is especially astounding.

Fueled by incredibly written characters, an engaging plot and astounding animation sequences.

Generative AI, propelled by deep learning and the advent of large language models, has undergone an astounding transformation in recent years.

His astounding musical talents, combined with other behavioral patterns, caused his parents to suspect that something wasn’t quite right with their son.

Hoffman’s turn as the writer is astounding, and he captures the legend’s mannerisms and voice perfectly.

How did City Comptroller Rita Crundwell manage to embezzle an astounding $54 million from the northwest Illinois community of 15,700 people before she was finally detected?

In World War 2, America sacrificed an astounding 400,000 soldiers in Europe and the Pacific.

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Common combinations with astounding

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "astounding" in a sentence?
An example: "For the editorial note, see citation He began to make changes almost immediately, instigating a "mutant" label for unusual stories, and in March 1938 changing the title from Astounding Stories to Astounding Science-Fiction." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "astounding" from authentic English texts.
What does "astounding" mean?
Astounding means: present participle and gerund of astound
What are synonyms of "astounding"?
Common synonyms of "astounding" include: dumbfounding, dumfounding, incredible, unbelievable, astonishing, staggering, stupefying, impressive.
How many example sentences with "astounding" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "astounding", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.