speechless
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“Almost speechless, especially being on this side of town now, you know, playing in L.A. when I was on the other side,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"I was kind of speechless after it, it has definitely changed how I look at certain things and made me reflect on certain situations I've witnessed in the past," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Hill says she was "speechless for a good 10 minutes" after finding out that she had been chosen to receive the money.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
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
It spun past us like a small cyclone of ice, taking the flowered hat with it, and whirled up the stairs, leaving us frozen speechless in the parlor doorway.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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