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The people in the courtroom were dumbstruck by his confession.
the dumbstruck ecotourists gaped in silence as the enormous whale breached near their vessel
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The parents at this kind of show, of course, are less dumbstruck than the kids: The card is not floating but instead swinging on some string.
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Joseph Vukov, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2024
Maher, as Earle-Sears outlined the sins of story hour, was equally dumbstruck.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 27 June 2021
Lyons can be a brilliant agent of chaos, a person whose presence left castmates starstruck before her bluntness left them dumbstruck.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 July 2023
The dumbstruck crowd watched as aged captain Patrice Bergeron trudged to the room in the funeral din of the Garden.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
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Joseph Vukov, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2024
Maher, as Earle-Sears outlined the sins of story hour, was equally dumbstruck.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 27 June 2021
Lyons can be a brilliant agent of chaos, a person whose presence left castmates starstruck before her bluntness left them dumbstruck.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 July 2023
The dumbstruck crowd watched as aged captain Patrice Bergeron trudged to the room in the funeral din of the Garden.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
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“Dumbstruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumbstruck. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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