The phrase "astounding statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a statement that is surprising or impressive in some way.
Example: "The scientist's astounding statement about the potential for life on other planets left the audience in awe."
Alternatives: "remarkable assertion" or "incredible claim".
This prompted the judge to exclaim, "that's a pretty astounding statement" that could get Mr. Headley disbarred.
At the end of a challenging conversation that, conducted via a translator, strains my intellectual faculties to their limit but barely flexes his, Aleksandr Sokurov makes an astounding statement.
Asked about the Christmas bomb attempt, she came out with the astounding statement: "Right now we have no indication that it's part of anything larger, but obviously the investigation continues".
Mark A. Milley--to make an astounding statement: "Today, a major in the Army knows nothing but fighting terrorists and guerillas, because he came into the Army after 9/11.
That's a pretty astounding statement, but as Trump continues to not only lead in all the primary polls but also to drive the debate for all the other contenders, it would be hard to make the case that Trump hasn't completed what might be called a hostile takeover of the Republican Party brand.
Poets use language to declare beautiful, astounding statements about what it is to be human.
"Any time a state legislature makes a special effort to squash the ability of a local community to say that it doesn't want to discriminate against the LGBT community, I think that's a pretty astounding political statement," said Rebecca Isaacs, executive director of the Equality Federation.
Here's what he told me: What's astounding about this statement from Julie Bishop and those following from Andrew Robb is that the warnings on climate change are not only in the world's best science journals or in the IPCC reports, but that are in government documents from agencies like the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Consider the astounding stupidity of that statement and the utter ignorance upon which it was based.
Allison's statement was an astounding one, considering that on Sep. 13, Viktor Melnikov, the director of foreign-currency regulation and control for the Russian Central Bank, met with representatives of the State Department and described a Supernote epidemic in his country.
Mr. Thompson said in a statement: "It is simply astounding that after failing to perform any significant work at the site, Ferry Point and its subcontractors are walking away with millions of dollars.
