Sentence examples for astonishing events from inspiring English sources

Here's hoping there's no repeat of the astonishing events in yesterday's match between France and Ukraine in Donetsk.

By any reckoning, the disintegration of the Soviet Union was one of the most astonishing events in modern history.

All these astonishing events were filmed from windows and rooftops by Parisians with cell phones, and the footage was almost immediately aired throughout France and the world.

Politicians in St-Denis tried to make sense of the astonishing events of early Wednesday morning that unfolded on their doorstep.

Such astonishing events, in the heart of the Arab world's most populous country, have not been witnessed in the 30 years since Hosni Mubarak, its ailing 82-year-old dictator, took power (see article).First Tunisia, next Egypt?

The opportunity for thousands of Germans to leave their Stalinist state behind them must rank as one of the most astonishing events in an already astonishing year for East Europe.

While the discovery of the Caribbean was an astonishing event to Europeans, the discovery of Mexico was dazzling.

I wrote about that astonishing event in a column, aptly headlined "Dreaming About a Life Free of Lies".

Instead of alerting Rome or the newspapers, LeBlanc responds to the astonishing event by fixating on -- and badgering -- Rose, whom he now regards (in none too orthodox fashion) as magical.

In spite of the flaws of the format - the tournament is far too long and there were, at the beginning, too many teams of limited appeal and ability in the mix - it is turning out to be an astonishing event, not least because of the dreadful murder of Bob Woolmer, to whom we pay tribute on page 74.

In a world that is ruled by vested interests that prevent substantial commitments to reduce carbon emissions and in which elections are decided by negative advertising campaigns, political outsider Jokowi's win was an astonishing event.