dumbfounded

Example Sentences

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I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even think straight, much less say anything.

From Literature

American skater Nathan Chen, the Beijing men's individual gold medallist, was dumbfounded, saying: "What a shock".

From Barron's

He said the volatility in recent weeks has left him and other investors feeling “awestruck and dumbfounded at times.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I was so dumbfounded by Flora’s words, I didn’t have enough sense to stop that child from taking my whole sack of lemon drops right out of my pocket.

From Literature

“Whether owing to that striking optimism or some other loftier force at work,” said family member Gregory Small, she had survived with pancreatic cancer for 12 years, a feat that left her doctors dumbfounded.

From Los Angeles Times