How to Use stunner in a Sentence

stunner

noun
  • His wife is a real stunner.
  • The jury's decision was a stunner.
  • Her ace down the left line late in Game 1 was a stunner.
    Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Game over, a stunner sealed, George walked off the court.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2021
  • The fourth-and-2 stunner led to the season’s first touchdown.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This chef's knife is a stunner and comes in black as well.
    Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But it’s Ghee’s Daphne who’s a stunner in every sense of the word.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 11 Dec. 2022
  • In a stunner, the Oscars didn’t even make this year’s list of the entire top 100.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Feb. 2022
  • This one, folks, is a stunner well worth its price tag.
    Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 17 Nov. 2020
  • If there was one though, this stunner off 1987’s Frank’s Wild Years, might be it.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Not just how the Lions came back from the dead and beat the Houston Texans, 26-23, in a stunner.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2024
  • This stunner is for sale — and for just $19.75 million.
    Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • As for aesthetics, this rod was one of the overall stunners of the test.
    Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • This came on the third of four opening-round games on a day that began with a stunner.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 June 2021
  • This gorgeous off-the-shoulder top is a stunner all on its own.
    Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The Falcons and Eagles are now 1-1 after the stunner in Philly.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • These stunners pair well with jeans, chinos, or shorts in prints that are just as wild.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The outcome was a stunner for D-Y, which finished 12-1.
    BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Meagan Good The stunner, who turned 42 this month, put on her best beret and enjoyed time in Paris.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The pair of San Diego stunners, separated by just 6 ½ miles, caused the country to gasp all the same.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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 pink hue is ideal for one-sheet salmon dinners and a stunner of a shrimp cocktail.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2022
  • From his hotel room in the Bahamas, John Petty watched the upset stunner of the year.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Roll Call asks which Democrats might be next to go down after the Crowley stunner.
    NBC News, 28 June 2018
  • There truly is no excuse to not add this stunner to your cart.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 June 2024
  • This true senior’s decision to stay in school was even more of a stunner than Bryant’s call to do the same.
    Albert Breer, SI.com, 25 June 2018
  • Pair either dress with beautiful knee-high boots like these Naturalizer stunners (more on them below) for a cool boho outfit.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024

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