staggering

Example Sentences

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The asking price a couple of days earlier was a staggering $8,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Yet nothing compares to the news that he sued his parents this week on the eve of opening day, accusing them of draining staggering amounts of his money from four financial accounts they created.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Human rights group Vocal Africa said the discovery was a "staggering and horrific escalation that exposes the true scale of this tragedy".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Last year, consumers bought just $19 billion worth of them, out of a staggering $464 billion in total purchases of all kinds of annuities, the life-insurance industry group Limra has reported.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Far below, I saw his staggering, shaggy-headed figure, attempting to steady itself by clutching at the trunk of a small tree.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt