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Discover LudwigThe phrase "astonishing sight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is remarkably impressive or surprising to see.
Example: "The view from the mountain top was an astonishing sight, leaving everyone in awe of nature's beauty."
Alternatives: "breathtaking view" or "stunning spectacle".
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This truly is an astonishing sight, seeing so many of you here in Harvard Yard today.
He rushed over to the State Department, where he witnessed an astonishing sight.
"Much of northern Cambodia has become a vast inland sea – an astonishing sight.
The former will be an astonishing sight, erupting with enormous cantilevered balconies in all directions.
It is not uncommon here to witness the astonishing sight of ships cruising by overhead.
It is an astonishing sight, like nothing I have ever seen.
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No doubt one of the most astonishing sights was the 36 Levantine camels quartered there.
It was one of the most astonishing sights and I've never been able to watch the footage again.
Its size alone, the mighty destruction that Charley wreaks when moving it, and the sight of the monstrosity coursing the streets of an unnamed (but very real) city, make for astonishing sights.
One of the most astonishing sights of all, Mr. dos Santos said, was a man in São Miguel Paulista, a gritty district on São Paulo's eastern fringe, who went by the name Pezão and dived into the Tietê without any gear in search of metal to sell to recyclers.
As exits from stations go, this has to be one of the most astonishing sights for first-time visitors, for the station fronts right on to the Grand Canal and its tumult of gondolas and vaporettos weaving between the sweep of palaces and churches.
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