speechless
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He jumped from his chair and put his hands over his mouth, speechless as Stockard was crowned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“I’m speechless with how good he played,” Andersen said on Sunday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
"I'm so speechless about how it's gone - I couldn't have dreamt up that day," he told BBC Test Match Special.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
More recently, a senior US intelligence officer said he saw "countless orange orbs swarming in all directions" last year rendering him "speechless".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
When she opened her eyes at last, she looked at him with her strange speechless gaze, and he felt as though he faced a child.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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