stupor

Example Sentences

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At the camp, Ibrahim said, adults and children alike often wander around in a sort of stupor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Ronan, better known as a painter in New York’s contemporary art world, chronicles a collection of still lives who jostle themselves out of an emotional stupor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

You can spend all night talking your friend through a breakup, reminding them that they’re better off without the other person, until you’ve spoken yourself into a stupor on the couch.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Her own spiky guitar riff leads her out of her stupor, like an energetic dog barking its depressed owner out of bed.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

“We have to get out of here. We can’t ruin her special day!” she said, shaking me out of my stupor.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall