struck dumb
Example Sentences
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More than one of this year’s fellows described being struck dumb, melting into their chairs, or wondering if it was a hoax.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019
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
It was Romney’s turn to be struck dumb when the other candidate said something he wasn’t prepared for.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2012
Sansa took the flower timidly, struck dumb by his gallantry.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
