struck dumb
Example Sentences
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Chastain and Nyong’o rumble with Diane Kruger, peer pressure Penélope Cruz and are struck dumb by Fan Bingbing, who saunters in halfway through to shake things up.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022
Mencken might have been struck dumb, ours is perhaps an apt moment for just such a reminder.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018
Three generations of women were digitally struck dumb by one’s reference to a naughty schoolboy.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2017
It was Romney’s turn to be struck dumb when the other candidate said something he wasn’t prepared for.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2012
Sansa took the flower timidly, struck dumb by his gallantry.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
