stunner

Example Sentences

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May 11 was a stunner: Seven of the top 10 songs on the platform were more than two years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Those goals conceded were from Erling Haaland, a Richarlison stunner from the halfway line and a surprise late header from Tolu Arokodare for usually toothless Wolves.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

This revival, aided by a canny coach and a clever synthesis of existing and transfer players, has been going on for a couple of seasons, but Saturday’s result feels like an epic stunner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Netflix has four movies arriving during the awards season window — the meditative stunner “Train Dreams,” Katherine Bigelow’s riveting, ticking-clock thriller “A House of Dynamite,” the George Clooney meta-charmer “Jay Kelly” and “Frankenstein.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

“The stunner is a perfectly good option,” Cara says as she plucks a hair from her shirtsleeve.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth