dumbfounded

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“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 • Dec. 6, 2025

He said Mr Crocker was "dumbfounded", adding: "He couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe it was so quick, either."

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

“Maybe I should go down first and get a rope from camp—” As I was in midsentence, Andy abruptly turned away and moved over the lip of the ice slope, leaving me sitting there dumbfounded.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer