flabbergast
verb
flab·ber·gast
ˈfla-bər-ˌgast 
flabbergasted; flabbergasting; flabbergasts
: to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound
We were flabbergasted by the news that he had won the lottery.
Examples of flabbergast in a Sentence
It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.
your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me
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Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
But over the last month, since Los Angeles swung a midnight trade that flabbergasted the NBA, this clash has elevated from a one-off novelty to a plausible NBA Finals preview.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
But over the last month, since Los Angeles swung a midnight trade that flabbergasted the NBA, this clash has elevated from a one-off novelty to a plausible NBA Finals preview.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
She's flabbergasted that PRNDL has endured.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
None other than Dionne Warwick has also been flabbergasted by this latest metaphor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flabbergast
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“Flabbergast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flabbergast. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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