In a sentence
Six example sentences with astound, each labelled with its topic.
The organist's final chord astounded a congregation that had heard the same instrument every Sunday for decades.
Music
Practical effects still astound audiences raised on rendered cities, because a collapsing set throws real dust across the lens.
Movies
Nothing prepares you for the scale of the salt flat, and the mirrored horizon astounds even seasoned guides.
Travel
Her passing still astounds teammates, who swear she sees a cutter before the cutter has decided to move.
Basketball
The first demo astounded the room, translating a spoken sentence into six languages before the speaker had sat down.
Technology
The restored fresco astounded visitors who remembered it as brown, since the cleaned sky turned out a brilliant blue.
Art
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