stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
Examples of stun in a Sentence
Verb
The angry criticism stunned them.
His old friends were stunned at his success.
She sat in stunned disbelief.
There was a stunned expression on her face.
weapons that can stun people temporarily
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Jackie Powell, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
During a hearing on April 8, 2026, Heuermann, 62, stunned the Long Island courtroom by reversing his position and admitting to the murders of eight women, including Karen Vergata, in whose death he had not been charged.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Neighbors there were stunned when police swooped in to make their arrest at the house where, neighbors said, Heuermann grew up with his parents and brother.
—April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The results from him and 38 other patients have since stunned some of the field’s top experts.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Last weekend, they were stunned at second-tier Southampton and dumped out of the FA Cup at the quarterfinal stage.
—Jackie Powell, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
During a hearing on April 8, 2026, Heuermann, 62, stunned the Long Island courtroom by reversing his position and admitting to the murders of eight women, including Karen Vergata, in whose death he had not been charged.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Neighbors there were stunned when police swooped in to make their arrest at the house where, neighbors said, Heuermann grew up with his parents and brother.
—April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The results from him and 38 other patients have since stunned some of the field’s top experts.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stun
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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