Astonishment in example sentence

Just as Mr. Winkle caught the bell-rope in his hand, it was arrested by a general expression of astonishment; the captive lover, his face burning with confusion, suddenly walked in from the bedroom, and made a comprehensive bow to the company.

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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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