How to Use flabbergast in a Sentence

flabbergast

verb
  • It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.
  • Others were flabbergasted that anyone without kids would even want to brave the theme park crowds.
    — Hannah Sampson, The Denver Post, 28 July 2019
  • The show’s hosts were flabbergasted in their post-game coverage.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Reached this week, Barwig said she was flabbergasted that Obrecht's name was on it.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2018
  • That translates to a 58-win pace, which would be a flabbergasting total.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • And fans are both flabbergasted and saddened that their beloved sport is now the site of national scandal.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Here are all the major moments leading up to June’s flabbergasting choice.
    — Rena Gross, Billboard, 11 July 2018
  • Hockney was flabbergasted by the asking price.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • One of the things that always flabbergasts me is that issues like equal pay get framed as a women's issues, in that only women care about it.
    — Meena Harris, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The pitching coach was flabbergasted.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • As a result, many, many people were seen seeming flabbergasted by Deepika’s tweet.
    — Karthik Srinivasan, Quartz India, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The Man of Steel star was flabbergasted by the entire incident.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • As an alumnus of a fellow AAC school, I was flabbergasted at that text.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 21 July 2019
  • While some expressed sheer dismay, others were flabbergasted by the prime minister’s actions.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • His words rolled across the bottom of the screen in Arabic while men in djellabas, flabbergasted by the spectacle, sat transfixed beside their hookahs.
    — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Beardsley described herself as flabbergasted by the news.
    — Abigail Min, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The wife is flabbergasted at Emily’s lack of concern at her rapist keeling over dead, which goes to show how unnatural Gilead is.
    — Rena Gross, Billboard, 20 June 2018
  • Not only was the hockey world surprised, Sennecke himself was flabbergasted.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The richness of the red lets the woman hold her own visually with not just the canyon’s delicate pastels but even its flabbergasting geology.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2018
  • The stadium negotiator was flabbergasted that the A’s had dodged both requests.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Shapiro was flabbergasted and offended.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
  • In the left-wing Italian city of Pistoia, some were flabbergasted this summer when an anti-migrant, right-wing mayor was elected.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2017
  • This leaves Gerry flabbergasted.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Most of the senior executives in my company are flabbergasted by the negative portrayal of him.
    — Paul Bond, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2017
  • To be clear, it's been extremely detrimental to the Yankees, who have to be flabbergasted at his immediate fall-off upon arrival.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Seeing Dracula flabbergasted makes for plenty of fun because Sandler has a way of making his voice sound both commanding and confused.
    — Rick Bentley, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • The level of interest in this wedding, and in Kate and Wills' nuptials back in 2011, genuinely flabbergasts me.
    — refinery29.com, 18 May 2018
  • Finally, there's the spectacular reaction from the football players, who at first pay no attention to Dunn and then are completely flabbergasted at the end.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2017
  • Despite Cook’s assertions that the headset will be a game changer, the product was met with a mixed reception, with many impressed by its capabilities but flabbergasted by the hefty price tag.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 7 June 2023
  • The unexpected barb left Kimmel flabbergasted.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026

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