dumbfounded
Example Sentences
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Huckabee, however, appeared dumbfounded: “I’m totally unable to process what you’re trying to get at.”
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
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
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
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