How to Use astound in a Sentence

astound

verb
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  • The magician will astound you with his latest tricks.
  • What astounds me is that they never apologized.
  • The Rays—who now lead the Cubs 3–1 in the fourth inning—simply astound me.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 4 July 2017
  • This is a 221-piece puzzle that may astound both kids and adults.
    — Tony Vaz, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2020
  • At first glance, the Regal TourX doesn't astound or amaze.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The logical jump at the heart of his case is an astounding one.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 5 Oct. 2017
  • But their ability to adapt to changes in the landscape may astound you.
    — Sarah Jay, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The fact that Dobnak is thinking about any of this is still astounding to him.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Trout does not astound solely for his power, or for his speed, or for his eye at the plate.
    — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
  • One of the things astounding about Combs’ ascent to the apex of the industry is that he’s done it on the strength of one album.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2019
  • On the road: Though the Traverse didn’t astound with slick handling for winding roads.
    — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 24 May 2018
  • That seemed to astound Breyer, who noted that the war in Afghanistan had ended.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2022
  • How the David Johnson contract was included in the deal just astounds me.
    — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The latter astounded the Osbournes with her knowledge of true crime.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The volume of responses astounded me, more than 100 in two days.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2018
  • John was astounded by the thought that he had heard and seen Plato’s Logos, and held him in his hands.[The Greek word suggests something more than a touch.
    — David Roper, idahostatesman, 8 Dec. 2017
  • In the first episode, a group of journalists gathers in that Tokyo park, where Sony executives astound them with what the world would soon know as the Walkman.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
  • As a backdrop to this rich history, the landscape astounds at every turn.
    — Smithsonian, 18 Sep. 2017
  • In the two decades since co-founding our company, I have been astounded by the sector’s pace of growth and the promise of emerging markets.
    — Sam Darwish, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Go ahead and astound someone with your random act of kindness today.
    — Womensmedia, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Yet, Kendall warns that regardless of rising rates, bond yields likely will not astound.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
  • If those numbers astound you, so will the Nevera’s performance stats.
    — cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Rossi says he was astounded by Landmark’s collapse this year.
    — Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • And like Jedrzejczyk, White was astounded by the result.
    — Tyler Horka, SI.com, 5 Nov. 2017
  • The vision that Mitch Jenkins brings to the film will astound audiences and the superb ensemble cast will delight genre fans!
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The fact that some member states believe that condemning Hamas does not even deserve a vote is astounding.
    — Ben Evansky, Fox News, 13 June 2018
  • The numbers are astounding: 37 million people get no sick days.
    — Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2018
  • And with the astounding Marshall up there on the ramparts, the playwright has a hero one can confidently describe as honest-to-God.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • One of the biggest green flags about this lip gloss is that it's not filled with chunks of glitter and opts for a glaze-like finish that even glazed donut skin queen Hailey Bieber would be astounded by.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In the main, spiky ideas—as well as people—slide backwards and forwards between Georgia and the world with an ease that would astound a Soviet time-traveller.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019

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