How do you use Flabbergasted in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dumbfounded or stupefied, plus the exact meaning.
Flabbergasted in a sentence
Flabbergasted meaning
- Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
- Damned.
Synonyms of Flabbergasted
Using Flabbergasted
- The main meaning on this page is: Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted. | Damned.
- Useful related words include: dumbfounded, dumfounded, stupefied, thunderstruck.
- In the example corpus, flabbergasted often appears in combinations such as: was flabbergasted, flabbergasted by, flabbergasted when.
Context around Flabbergasted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flabbergasted
- In this selection, "flabbergasted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, absolutely, too, left and voice stand out and add context to how "flabbergasted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include am absolutely flabbergasted at the and are totally flabbergasted when we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flabbergasted" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flabbergasted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
American officers were flabbergasted. (4 words)
I was flabbergasted," said Santokie. (5 words)
I am flabbergasted,” he said. (5 words)
At the time, she was flabbergasted when director Martin Scorsese asked to meet with her, so much so that she didn’t know who people were talking about when they referred to him by his nickname. (36 words)
During a halftime rant on Sky Sports, the Irishman said he was “flabbergasted” by errors from centre back Maguire and De Gea as Steven Bergwijn raced through to score the opener for Spurs. (33 words)
As a matter of fact, when I returned to Nigeria, I increased my artist fee because I was flabbergasted by the love I was shown. (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a matter of fact, when I returned to Nigeria, I increased my artist fee because I was flabbergasted by the love I was shown.
At the time, she was flabbergasted when director Martin Scorsese asked to meet with her, so much so that she didn’t know who people were talking about when they referred to him by his nickname.
Geena was flabbergasted that he hadn’t offered to pay.
However, Grimes’s new tattoo is anything but, leaving some flabbergasted.
I was flabbergasted," said Santokie.
Now his flabbergasted voice echoes around the close.
She was too flabbergasted for a selfie.
Well, tickle me tangerine and call me flabbergasted, because I just cannot believe that LOLtron has hatched yet another sinister plan for world domination.
When Namath told the Cardinals that he wanted $200,000 to sign, they were left flabbergasted.
He added his daughter was 'flabbergasted' by the sight.
I am flabbergasted,” he said.
I spent the day at Comic Con and was absolutely flabbergasted by the creativity and passion.
Today we are totally flabbergasted when we see the size of God’s mercy upon us.
We are flabbergasted that they think this is right.
American officers were flabbergasted.
During a halftime rant on Sky Sports, the Irishman said he was “flabbergasted” by errors from centre back Maguire and De Gea as Steven Bergwijn raced through to score the opener for Spurs.
Even May’s closest friends were flabbergasted when he was offered, and accepted, the post of government chief scientist in 1995.
However, I am absolutely flabbergasted at the situation in what is considered the most powerful nation in the world.
Indeed, many politicians and pundits appeared flabbergasted because until this point the Abe administration appeared aloof to the coronavirus situation.
In Switzerland, he was flabbergasted to receive an excited call from Azoff informing him that the album had gone Top 20.
Common combinations with flabbergasted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was flabbergasted 17×
- flabbergasted by 9×
- flabbergasted when 5×
- flabbergasted that 5×
- were flabbergasted 4×
- flabbergasted because 3×
- flabbergasted to 3×
- be flabbergasted 3×
- flabbergasted at 2×
- am flabbergasted 2×