mind-boggling
adjective
mind-bog·gling
ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
Examples of mind-boggling in a Sentence
a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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The need to scale up, plus the ever-present pressure to seek higher rates of return, have combined to create a mind-boggling movement of capital and societal resources into one industry.
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Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the facts of this case were just too mind-boggling to wrap your head around.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
And Trump himself, in one of those mind-boggling statements that often signal his true intentions, called on fellow Republicans to seize control of elections from the states.
—Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
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Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the facts of this case were just too mind-boggling to wrap your head around.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
And Trump himself, in one of those mind-boggling statements that often signal his true intentions, called on fellow Republicans to seize control of elections from the states.
—Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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