struck dumb
Example Sentences
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And, at times, the poet must be willing to be struck dumb — momentarily blinded before the gift.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2021
Mencken might have been struck dumb, ours is perhaps an apt moment for just such a reminder.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018
It was only later that, watching this bubble gum chewing, Snapple-drinking, metallic turquoise Rayban-wearing incarnation of Patricia Arquette, I was struck dumb.
From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2014
Alden O'Brien, Washington, DC, US Gobsmacked, adj. flabbergasted: struck dumb with awe or amazement.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2012
Comprehension dawned slowly on Colonel Cathcart; when it came, he was struck dumb.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
