7 sentences with 'astonishment'

Example sentences and phrases with the word astonishment and other words derived from it.

• « The broom flew through the air, as if enchanted; the woman looked at it in astonishment. »
astonishment: The broom flew through the air, as if enchanted; the woman looked at it in astonishment.
• « With a look of astonishment on his face, the boy watched the magic show with admiration. »
astonishment: With a look of astonishment on his face, the boy watched the magic show with admiration.
• « With a gesture, Mr. Fitweiler silenced Mr. Martin's groan of astonishment. »
• « -Until Christmas? -George asked in astonishment. How can we bear to be apart so long? »
• « In any case, no one can explain the stubbornness of these animals in extreme situations: "We can drag the animals into the water, but often, to our astonishment and helplessness, most of these cetaceans return to the beach to run aground for good. »
• « This true living relic is living its existence, unchanging, at a depth of several thousand metres, unaware of Darwin and his laws of evolution, and will probably still be around when there will be no one left to remember the astonishment of its discovery. »
• « In 1979, the Voyager I and II spacecraft photographed the satellite Io to the astonishment of scientists, who discovered eight plumes of gases between 70 and 280 kilometres high above the surface, spreading out to cover areas of more than a thousand kilometres. These gaseous plumes, rising at a speed of between half a kilometre and a kilometre per second, were erupting from violently erupting volcanoes. »

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