1
: causing astonishment or disbelief
stunning news
2
: strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence
a stunning view
stunning workmanship
stunningly
adverb
Examples of stunning in a Sentence
Researchers have made a stunning discovery.
Our room had a stunning view of the lake.
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Though Larcenet’s stunning reworking contains passages of the barest dialogue, the story has been stripped of McCarthy’s vivid prose.
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Investors may imply excessive aggregate revenue and profit gains by extrapolating the stunning earnings growth achievable by individual companies across all potential winners.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Leaves changing colors is one of the most iconic parts of autumn in the United States, and there's still time to catch stunning fall foliage before trees become totally bare leading into winter.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Dare to be different With stunning, large diamond earrings in both ears and sneakers over dress shoes, Paul doesn’t look like the typical sports agent.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Investors may imply excessive aggregate revenue and profit gains by extrapolating the stunning earnings growth achievable by individual companies across all potential winners.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Leaves changing colors is one of the most iconic parts of autumn in the United States, and there's still time to catch stunning fall foliage before trees become totally bare leading into winter.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Dare to be different With stunning, large diamond earrings in both ears and sneakers over dress shoes, Paul doesn’t look like the typical sports agent.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Stunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunning. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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