stupefaction

Example Sentences

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The glory in “Missa Solemnis” is that of stupefaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

In malignant conflicts, the kind that leave everyone worse off, there is the thing we argue about endlessly, to the point of stupefaction.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

But the purposeful sensory overload mostly yields head-spinning stupefaction, leaving a viewer feeling like Wile E. Coyote after hitting a mesa wall.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

If it’s a work setting and you’re trying to replicate the familiar, brain-dead stupefaction vibe of a professional meeting, you should consider wearing pants.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2020

All were silent and frightened and one or two were close to the stupefaction of terror.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams