1
: causing astonishment or disbelief
stunning news
2
: strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence
a stunning view
stunning workmanship
stunningly
adverb
Examples of stunning in a Sentence
Researchers have made a stunning discovery.
Our room had a stunning view of the lake.
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Hubble captured this dramatic event in a stunning series of images, revealing intricate dust patterns as a flash of light from the outburst expanded outward and reflected off surrounding dust clouds — a phenomenon known as a light echo.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Beautiful and stunning but very subtle at the same time.
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Once she’s done blending, her full glam results are stunning yet intriguing, with a playful feminine hue.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
The results were stunning and went far beyond trees.
—Mike Tidwell, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Beautiful and stunning but very subtle at the same time.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Once she’s done blending, her full glam results are stunning yet intriguing, with a playful feminine hue.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
The results were stunning and went far beyond trees.
—Mike Tidwell, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Stunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunning. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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