as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel
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Recent Examples of dumbstruck
Her sunny face went dumbstruck.
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New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
In the White House, President John F. Kennedy stood dumbstruck, with his hands shoved deep into his pockets and his eyes fixed on an unlikely television picture.
—Ben Evans, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2021
The children were dumbstruck and asked what the items meant.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
Sink is still dumbstruck by the fact Swift, one of the celebrity Stranger Things fans, saw her younger self in season 3 and kept her in mind for a starring role opposite Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 July 2022
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New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
In the White House, President John F. Kennedy stood dumbstruck, with his hands shoved deep into his pockets and his eyes fixed on an unlikely television picture.
—Ben Evans, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2021
The children were dumbstruck and asked what the items meant.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
Sink is still dumbstruck by the fact Swift, one of the celebrity Stranger Things fans, saw her younger self in season 3 and kept her in mind for a starring role opposite Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 July 2022
See all Example Sentences for dumbstruck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbstruck
Adjective
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The Social Media Reaction Oliver has been amazed by the online response since sharing her version of the makeup trend.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Debris from the explosion streaked through the sky, leaving people on the ground amazed and confused.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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McCasland was shocked, asking one of his staff members to see the replay on an iPad.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Everyone has been sufficiently shocked, Hazen said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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One of the most memorable examples is Caravaggio’s painting from 1601, in the National Gallery in London, showing an astonished apostle wearing a scallop shell on his vest.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And no one is at all surprised that Naomi Girma, who is set to move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, will have the status of football’s most expensive female footballer.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Many attendees are pleasantly surprised when the device detects those telltale markers, and word travels fast, Srinivasan said: At the 2023 HLTH conference in Las Vegas, appointments sold out within the first hour.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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