to sb's astonishment

Examples (10)

• To my astonishment, he suddenly started to cry.
• To her astonishment, the locked door swung open on its own.
• To his utter astonishment, he discovered he had won the lottery.
• The team, to their astonishment, managed to beat the champions.
• To the doctor's astonishment, the patient made a full recovery overnight.
• The magician vanished from the stage, to everyone's astonishment.
• I'm sure that, to his astonishment, he will find the project is already complete.
• To my astonishment, she remembered my name after all these years.
• We opened the old box and, to our complete astonishment, found a treasure map inside.
• To her astonishment, he refused the generous offer without a second thought.