stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
Examples of stun in a Sentence
Verb The angry criticism stunned them. His old friends were stunned at his success. She sat in stunned disbelief. There was a stunned expression on her face. weapons that can stun people temporarily
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 The deaths stunned political leaders throughout the state. —Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Some told us they were stunned to learn of the killing. —April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Glover described it as a visceral experience, having been stunned by the sound of parachutes deploying after the Orion capsule plummeted through the air and experienced a six-minute communications blackout due to plasma created by the sheer speed at which their vehicle was moving. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stun
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Verb
The teen’s murder stunned parkgoers. —Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 The deaths stunned political leaders throughout the state. —Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Some told us they were stunned to learn of the killing. —April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Glover described it as a visceral experience, having been stunned by the sound of parachutes deploying after the Orion capsule plummeted through the air and experienced a six-minute communications blackout due to plasma created by the sheer speed at which their vehicle was moving. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stun
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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