Words similar to astonishment

Example sentences for: astonishment

How can you use “astonishment” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Mark Shields triple dribbled his astonishment that a new opinion poll will crown Clinton the most popular president ever ( NewsHour , Capital Gang , Face the Nation ).
I remember my astonishment at hearing “It's a bit much” for the first time.
A lot of the power of the paintings to compel astonishment or pathos has leaked away: Max Weber's fantasy painting of a New York department store (1915), once an icon of modernity, now seems quaint.
Then, to the astonishment of the local populace, the Duke of Windsor, having given up his throne for an American divorcée, was named governor of the little colony in 1940.
"Well, I think what we have so far learned, what the Washington Post seems to have learned, to their great astonishment, is that candidates for re-election would actually campaign on their own behalf.