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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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
When head referee Raphael Claus of Brazil showed the red card to Balogun, the crowd at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium and the millions watching from home were stunned.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
For her glam, the 29-year-old actress stunned in rosy makeup, sharp eyebrows, and a shimmering lip.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
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Verb
Sidny Lopes Cabral and Deroy Duarte scored for Cape Verde — both equalizers that stunned the pro-Argentina crowd in South Florida.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
When head referee Raphael Claus of Brazil showed the red card to Balogun, the crowd at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium and the millions watching from home were stunned.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
For her glam, the 29-year-old actress stunned in rosy makeup, sharp eyebrows, and a shimmering lip.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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