Astonishment in example sentence

The general aspect of the room recalled him to himself at once; but he had no sooner cast his eye on the figure of a man who was brooding over the dusty fire, than, letting his hat fall on the floor, he stood perfectly fixed and immovable with astonishment.

More example sentences with word astonishment

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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