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
“I’m kind of just dumbfounded why it’s going up so much,” said Chad Smith, 51, who with his wife owns a landscaping company in Coeur d’Alene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
The wife of a dementia patient has said she was "dumbfounded" after only being offered "a wad of leaflets" after his diagnosis.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
“Hey everyone, I’m here with Zohran,” said Mullen, in a bucket hat, clearly dumbfounded by his unlikely ascendance to campaign surrogacy.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
Jefferson was too dumbfounded to say anything to this tiny sixth-grader with big black glasses and crazy hair getting in his face.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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