1
: causing astonishment or disbelief
stunning news
2
: strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence
a stunning view
stunning workmanship
stunningly
adverb
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Examples of stunning in a Sentence
Researchers have made a stunning discovery.
Our room had a stunning view of the lake.
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Daniel Webster, a leading expert on firearm policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said the turnabout has been stunning.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Hours later, from the Oval Office, Trump signed a stunning executive order that granted pardons to more than fifteen hundred individuals who had been convicted of crimes linked to the violent Capitol riot four years ago.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Thanks to the twin blowers, the Vantage’s engine pounded out a stunning 550 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
That Kennedy even has a chance of winning confirmation is stunning in its own right.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Hours later, from the Oval Office, Trump signed a stunning executive order that granted pardons to more than fifteen hundred individuals who had been convicted of crimes linked to the violent Capitol riot four years ago.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Thanks to the twin blowers, the Vantage’s engine pounded out a stunning 550 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
That Kennedy even has a chance of winning confirmation is stunning in its own right.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Stunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunning. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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