speechless
Example Sentences
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Learning the real reason he had been lured to the venue with "a perfect lie", he said: "I'm speechless, knocked out."
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
A woman whose dogs were stolen eight years ago said she was left "speechless" when she was reunited with one of them.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Queen Camilla has told French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot that she was left speechless by her new memoir, which she says she finished reading in just two days.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
“To be honest I’m speechless after that fight,” said the two-time Dubai champion, who needed six match points to close out the win.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
He made the torches disappear as if the darkness had devoured them, bowed to the speechless Meggie with a smile, before once more spitting fire out into the night’s black face.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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