at a loss for words
idiom
chiefly US
: unable to think of anything to say
I was so surprised to see her that I was at a loss for words.
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Even Royko might be at a loss for words on the 2024 White Sox.
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The Editorial Board, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
Berks County prosecutor John Adams was at a loss for words over the conditions in which the victim died.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Characters are never at a loss for words in the plays of George Bernard Shaw.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
The loquacious Draymond Green seemed to be at a loss for words.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
Berks County prosecutor John Adams was at a loss for words over the conditions in which the victim died.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Characters are never at a loss for words in the plays of George Bernard Shaw.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
The loquacious Draymond Green seemed to be at a loss for words.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for at a loss for words
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