Sentence examples for felt astonished from inspiring English sources

He had felt astonished: America finally had a President who didn't feel like a throwback, who lived in the same world that he did.

Nonetheless, when Claire, one of the two women at the center of Mona Simpson's new novel, "My Hollywood," has a baby in her late 30s, she convinces herself not only that she's an unfit mother but that her 17-week-old son, Will (who "seemed more furious than other babies, more bereft") is aware of her shortcomings: "Will and I both felt astonished that he was stuck with me".

If there be any one who thinks he is better for having been spanked in school, let him come, presenting proofs, & we shall feel astonished.

I am sometimes at such a petrifying loss for words or emotions that make sense that I can only feel astonished by the fact that he could be anyone.

Longtime critics of the project felt vindicated, if astonished, at the official concession.

Encountering Homer in a vivid translation made Keats feel like an astonished astronomer watching a new planet swim into view.

She should be more than astonished, I feel.

I am still astonished to feel the instrument in my arms again.

I remember thinking, there is absolutely nothing he can say to me to make me feel better, and was astonished that he would have the gall to try.

They all felt better in the morning, astonished at their lack of stiffness.

Ms. Palin herself had a surprisingly nonchalant reaction to Mr. McCain's initial phone call about the vice president's slot, writing that she was not astonished, that it felt "like a natural progression".