flabbergast
Example Sentences
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“The fact that someone would feel OK doing that flabbergasts me.”
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
“One of the things that just flabbergasts me about Dolly is the amount of mystery she has.”
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019
The fact that he may win it back at the election flabbergasts them.
From Economist • Apr. 12, 2018
Only one peculiarity mars her makeup: when disconcerted, she always emits a strident screech, flabbergasts her escorts.
From Time Magazine Archive
It’s a history lesson that flabbergasts most newcomers from the North.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing flabbergast
The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing
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Novel Study: Untwine, Chapters 1–23
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