speechlessness

Example Sentences

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The stammering from the first date became full-blown speechlessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Piano notes sound beneath Harrison Ford’s especially affecting speechlessness.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Because Camille chooses silence when she can’t comprehend spoken dialogue, people interpret her speechlessness as lack of intellect, but that is far from the truth.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021

It’s bound to have people talking after they’ve gotten over their speechlessness, that’s for sure.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2019

Tyrion eased himself back onto the bench, startled into speechlessness.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin