floored
Example Sentences
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If anything, the recording sessions initially found the singer-songwriter at an all-time low, floored by nerves.
From BBC
On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”
From Los Angeles Times
She described her symptoms as moderate, meaning she is not always confined to her bed, but said she had left her job as a teacher as the condition "floored" her.
From BBC
I was floored by the vileness—and by the disappointment she must be feeling.
From Literature
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That past spring, Jeff had told me his uncle had an original Cobra, and I was totally floored.
From Literature
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