Examples of stupefy in a Sentence
stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days
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Dark times shade even darker, and yet through it all, in ways both uplifting and stupefying, life goes on.
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Erica Bailey began to find comfort and purpose in volunteering for a nonprofit that advocates for stillbirth prevention, but Brad, 38, was still stupefied by sadness.
—Matt Villano, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Erica Bailey began to find comfort and purpose in volunteering for a nonprofit that advocates for stillbirth prevention, but Brad, 38, was still stupefied by sadness.
—Matt Villano, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Stupefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupefy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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stupefy
verb
stu·pe·fy
ˈst(y)ü-pə-ˌfī 
stupefied; stupefying
Medical Definition
stupefy
transitive verb
stu·pe·fy
ˈst(y)ü-pə-ˌfī
stupefied; stupefying
: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
stupefied by anesthesia
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