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I was speechless with shock.
Your story left me speechless.
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
Crockett was speechless when Tapper informed him that was not the case.
—Bryan Pietsch, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
For what seemed like the 100th time in about 20 minutes, Kevin de León was speechless, his jaw slack, his eyes as wide and blank as a deer caught in headlights.
—Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
Crockett was speechless when Tapper informed him that was not the case.
—Bryan Pietsch, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
For what seemed like the 100th time in about 20 minutes, Kevin de León was speechless, his jaw slack, his eyes as wide and blank as a deer caught in headlights.
—Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
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“Speechless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechless. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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speechless
adjective
speech·less
ˈspēch-ləs 
1
: unable to speak
2
: not speaking for a time : silent
speechless with surprise
speechlessly
adverb
speechlessness
noun
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