How to Use stun in a Sentence

stun

verb
  • His old friends were stunned at his success.
  • There was a stunned expression on her face.
  • She sat in stunned disbelief.
  • The angry criticism stunned them.
  • The stranger stands there, stunned.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • That loss stunned the sports world.
    — Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Yet part of her is not stunned.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • The news stunned a city, a state and a league.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • You'd be stunned by the hands that would go [up].
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • When Noah heard this, he was stunned.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Blum looked around, stunned with tears welling in her eyes.
    — Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Some told us they were stunned to learn of the killing.
    — April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Aragon said Babawru was stunned by the news.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Lyman said he was stunned by the turnout.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Neighbors in my chat group were stunned.
    — Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But what stunned me even more was the color.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The waitress comes back and she was stunned.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Suffice it to say we were both stunned.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Then came the moment that stunned me the most.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • His death stunned the football world at the time.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • He was met with a response that stunned him.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Then Vandy stunned the Tide last year.
    — Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hear from the teenage phenom who stunned the field.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The feds were stunned; their star witness was lost.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Trump's attack stuns the world.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Trump's attack stuns the world.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Lynch was stunned as Lee made her way down to the ring.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These burlap bows can be put in the tree for a more muted look that still stuns.
    — Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Though she's stunned, Soto can't help but smile.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Tony said the loss has stunned family and friends.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026

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