Astonishment in example sentence

If the principal tower of Rochester Castle had suddenly walked from its foundation, and stationed itself opposite the coffee-room window, Mr. Winkle's surprise would have been as nothing compared with the profound astonishment with which he had heard this address.

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And to my astonishment, they backed me 100 percent.

Bit by bit, her condition stabilized, and then to our astonishment, she actually improved.

And I was confused, because the fire hadn't been difficult physically, so why was he looking at me with something like astonishment?

Take a direct north-south bearing, you find to your astonishment that it bisects the intiwatana stone, goes to the skyline, hits the heart of Salcantay, the second of the most important mountains of the Incan empire.

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