How to Use speechless in a Sentence

speechless

adjective
  • I was speechless with shock.
  • Your story left me speechless.
  • After the footage was shown the reporter was left speechless.
    Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Once the actress got the frock on and stepped out for the first time, people were speechless.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Elsea was trapped in the machine—hunched over, eyes open, conscious but speechless.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 30 Mar. 2017
  • The judges gave Moten a standing ovation and were left speechless.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The before-and-after images of his head will leave you speechless.
    Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Blair was made speechless by the gesture, this time from gratitude.
    Wendy Kaur, ELLE, 18 May 2022
  • Here, in the ofuro, is a kind of sharing that is often speechless but far more resonant.
    Hanya Yanagihara, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The title grants him enough parkour powers to run up the speechless invaders and lop their heads off.
    Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2018
  • There are beautiful beaches and then there are beaches that just leave you speechless.
    Rondel Holder, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2021
  • This leaves us a little bit speechless, but the search for Noah continues.
    Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 29 June 2019
  • While citizens made their voices heard on the streets, some world leaders have been left speechless.
    Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 3 June 2020
  • Portugal’s coastal views will leave you speechless and look like something straight off a postcard.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 17 June 2019
  • That finish, and nearly four hours of football, were enough to leave a man drained but hardly speechless.
    Don Williams, USA TODAY, 12 July 2020
  • What’s the aspect of [Doncic’s] game that every night leaves you most speechless?
    Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The woman in the audience must have been rendered speechless.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Choi -- who requested she only be identified by her last name -- was left speechless.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Prattville coach Caleb Ross was almost speechless Friday night.
    Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 9 Nov. 2019
  • From an unbelievable drone show to cage riders, the contestants left the judges speechless at times.
    Chloe Melas, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022
  • As the fire department arrived and worried wedding guests scattered around the streets, the bride and groom were speechless.
    Washington Post, 24 June 2021
  • But Close was left speechless last spring when he was tasked with preparing the body of a man who had been shot in the head with an assault-style weapon.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 June 2022
  • Following the surprise video on Thursday, Buck was left speechless.
    Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Amid a roar of applause from the audience, Tamron was visibly speechless and even shed a happy tear or two.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 10 Nov. 2021
  • To watch Dawson City is to be pulled back into the past, speechless and humbled, as the dead reveal their secrets.
    J.r. Jones, Chicago Reader, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Moments later, Leno is speechless again as Manning fumbles with the clutch and gas, failing to get the car in gear.
    Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Watch the video above to see the moment that soccer fans left the Arsenal midfielder almost speechless.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The final scene in the When Calls the Heart season 7 finale left Hearties speechless.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 4 Oct. 2020
  • The decision on whether Chefboybonez advanced to the next round came down to a speechless Stonestreet.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2020
  • Fans, of course, were almost speechless — the comment section is full of heart-eye, fire, and obviously, the classic red heart emoji.
    Rosemary Donahue, Allure, 20 June 2022

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