astoundingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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You want to believe that some of the astoundingly unpleasant people are putting on an act so they can get on TV.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
But even humble midday meals are astoundingly more expensive, especially for office workers.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
Both of these conclusions are astoundingly backward, which may be why the majority did not try to flesh them out: to describe the majority’s reasoning is to refute it.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025
Giving a running commentary to her husband Ray, those three matching numbers on the couple's ticket quickly became "four", then "five" and then astoundingly, the magic "six".
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
Today he came to my side with one of the drummers of the Regiment, which sturdy youth I have seen perform most astoundingly in the course of our dances.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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