speechlessness

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Naturally, I had my “Ratatouille” flash of recognition: a momentary stunning into speechlessness.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

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

Nicholl, who was born in Northern Ireland but has lived most of his adult life in the West Midlands, has a cheerfully pugnacious manner, and on 5 September his speechlessness didn’t last long.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2019

I’m not sure whether my speechlessness is coming from being dumbfounded or from me not having a mouth in the dream.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer