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:

"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.
“We're seeing breeding gentoo penguins at Palmer Station,” Fraser says, with a trace of astonishment.
As each new blow falls, we react with pity, astonishment, horror and compassion."
There was silence now, as the Englishmen looked in astonishment at the frowzy creatures they had so lustily waltzed inside.
Godefroy has:— Dea, dia, dya, da , a sort of exclamation of astonishment.