The phrase "astonishing odds" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the likelihood of a particular outcome is surprisingly low or high, often in a context of achievement or success against the odds.
Example: "Against astonishing odds, the underdog team managed to win the championship."
Alternatives: "incredible odds" or "remarkable odds".
Ms. Schindler quietly glided up the aisle and paused at the coffin for several minutes, gazing on the restful face of a friend, as disabled as herself, who did such astonishing things against such astounding odds in a town where the house usually wins.
@NewHolland7030 The battle of Rorkes Drift was a victory for 140 British soldiers against 4000 Zulu warriors, if you're likening tomorrow's result to an astonishing victory against overwhelming odds then I'll agree with you!
Its survival against so many odds has been astonishing.
This at least offers the chance that, as president, Mr McCain would be able to make bipartisan deals with a Congress that looks certain to be heavily Democratic.But if he is to do the astonishing and win, against the odds and despite the fact that Democratic voters are more fired up than the disconsolate Republicans, Mr McCain still has to surmount some sizeable obstacles.
The helicopters and champagne seemed at odds with the astonishing and embarrassing announcement from the country's minister for natural resources and tourism, Lazaro Nyalandu, that between 2009 and 2014 the number of elephants dropped from 109,051 to 43,330 - a 60% decline.
Earlier this year, the Guardian revealed that in the 50 parliamentary constituencies with the highest numbers of unemployed people, punters visited 1,251 betting shops and wagered an astonishing £5.6bn through 4,454 fixed-odds betting terminals.
During my own recent three years of living there, I was often startled by the dramatic stories told by my Chinese friends — both the terrible parts (famine, split and scattered families, trust betrayed, fortunes lost) and the astonishing rebounds (an against-all-odds admission to a university, a fearless gamble that paid off, a random kindness from a generous stranger).
"The odds against life in the universe are simply astonishing".
