How to Use stunner in a Sentence

stunner

noun
  • His wife is a real stunner.
  • The jury's decision was a stunner.
  • In a word, this recipe is a stunner.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • And then came the line that hit like a stunner.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The loss to the Bulls was a stunner.
    — Richard Pereira, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • These stunners pair well with jeans, chinos, or shorts in prints that are just as wild.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This gorgeous off-the-shoulder top is a stunner all on its own.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Not many could have seen this one coming - the stunner of the weekend.
    — Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • These seasonal stunners are here for a good time, not a long time.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026
  • The public ate it up in large part due to the stunner in the center of it all.
    — Liz Kuball, Smithsonian, 24 May 2018
  • This came on the third of four opening-round games on a day that began with a stunner.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 4 June 2021
  • Standing at 7-feet-tall, this stunner comes out on top for the best white tree out there.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Denis installed these jet-black, down-to-there stunners.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026
  • Rossinavi’s silver stunner has just hit the seas.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
  • On its quest to do just that, the Dutch yard has come out with a slew of hybrid stunners.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
  • As for aesthetics, this rod was one of the overall stunners of the test.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • There's no doubt this came as a stunner for the Saints and Fairley.
    — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 15 July 2017
  • The pink hue is ideal for one-sheet salmon dinners and a stunner of a shrimp cocktail.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The result is a stunner of an ultra-aged bourbon.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This winter has been a stunner for Western states.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The fourth-and-2 stunner led to the season’s first touchdown.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • While each four-wheeler is a stunner in its own right, the standout is the one-of-one shooting brake.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 June 2021
  • That all of that wasn’t honored by coaches in the conference was a bit of a stunner.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The stunner of the year also happened in May, but on the other side of the world.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The drop is a stunner for the shares, which have been among the steadiest in the media sector.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This would be a bit of a stunner for Buffalo, but there’s intrigue here.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
  • In terms of point spreads available since 1995, last year's stunner was the largest by far.
    — CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • And not to be lazy or anything, but Matthew Stafford will find a way to get past last week’s stunner.
    — Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Keep an eye out for blazing stars—purple, spiky stunners beloved by hummingbirds.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The goal was a stunner but Klopp argued his team should have already been 2-0 up by then.
    — Sarah Holt, CNN, 11 Jan. 2020

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