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Recent Examples of dumbstruck The children were dumbstruck and asked what the items meant. Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Sink is still dumbstruck by the fact Swift, one of the celebrity Stranger Things fans, saw her younger self in season 3 and kept her in mind for a starring role opposite Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf). Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 July 2022 Officials at the agency were dumbstruck, according to some of those who spoke with The Post. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 Her sunny face went dumbstruck. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for dumbstruck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbstruck
Adjective
  • Micah Parsons is officially a member of the Green Bay Packers, and members of the Dallas Cowboys are just as stunned as the rest of the NFL world.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This time, a packed house at Arena Riga was the one left in a stunned silence.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Each year in recent memory, Scheider sounds amazed when organizers manage to slip more vendors into the popular event.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Principal Eric Olsen was amazed by his first jamboree back in 2008.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Inside the West Wing, staff sat in shocked silence, scrolling to see the latest updates of news on their phones and messages on their computer screens.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lauryn was seen crying and seemingly shocked.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Every new scrap of information about Ash and LaMotte is greeted with an astonished rapture.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Attendees in East London were likely astonished to see their monarch at the festival, much like how Austinites would be starstruck by a glimpse of Matthew McConaughey.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • People who have followed Cox’s political career are not surprised that his comments moved beyond the partisan rhetoric racing across social media and elsewhere in the wake of Kirk's death.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • If Brown has another subpar game on Sunday, don't be surprised if the trade rumors continue.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Prime Video series ends with a horrified Daniel looking at Cherry, who's shown smiling at him with her hands calmly resting on very pregnant belly.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hoffman can’t help but cut me off in horrified pity.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Dumbstruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbstruck. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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