dumbfound

Example Sentences

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When you’re born and raised in the United States, American nationalism and English-language centrism are so deeply ingrained into the culture that watching an actor work in another tongue is dumbfounding.

From Salon

I was so dumbfounded by Flora’s words, I didn’t have enough sense to stop that child from taking my whole sack of lemon drops right out of my pocket.

From Literature

“Whether owing to that striking optimism or some other loftier force at work,” said family member Gregory Small, she had survived with pancreatic cancer for 12 years, a feat that left her doctors dumbfounded.

From Los Angeles Times

I stand there, dumbfounded for a moment, before Autumn nudges me.

From Literature

He might have been a bit dumbfounded but Bass never hesitated in accepting the challenge.

From Literature