Surprise greatly

Usage examples of astonish.

And more than this, read nine of these cases, which he has published, as I have just done, and observe the absolute nullity of aconite, belladonna, and bryonia, against the symptoms over which they are pretended to exert such palpable, such obvious, such astonishing influences.

In return, she spewed me some trifles with which I was well acquainted, but which I pretended to think very astonishing.

I knew that the countess was acquainted with you, but I should never have thought that her name by itself could have such an astonishing effect.

Camille had no other lovers--an astonishing thing in an actress of the kind, but being full of tact and wit she drove none of her admirers to despair.

I dare say if those letters had ever reached their addressees, some of them would have been every bit as astonished as Lubov was and just about as likely to welcome their assignments.

He also related almost all the adventures that Sancho had recounted, which both astonished them and made them laugh, for they thought what everyone thought: it was the strangest kind of madness that had ever afflicted an irrational mind.

Astonished, Alec craned his neck for a better look at this Micum Cavish.

These two Bacchantes began to imitate the caresses I lavished on my housekeeper, who was quite astonished at the amorous fury with which my attendant played the part of a man with the other girl.

Kowalski, with a keenness which Asch and Wedelmann found quite astonishing.

She was scarcely out of the room before I was in despair at not having followed the inclination of my nature, and, astonished at the fact that Bettina could do to me all she was in the habit of doing without feeling any excitement from it, while I could hardly refrain from pushing my attacks further, I would every day determine to change my way of acting.

I am astonished that love, which is not a disease, should have made you ill, and that it should have exactly the opposite effect upon me.

Lucrezia was astonished and delighted, and covered us both with kisses.

I was only astonished that the cardinal had so readily accepted my choice.

My excellent appetite astonished him, and he enquired whether I had dined.

Her husband, captain of a galley, had come to Corfu with her the year before, and madam had greatly astonished all the naval officers.