Explore Stunned through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like amazed or stupid. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stunned meaning
Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.
Synonyms of Stunned
Using Stunned
- The main meaning on this page is: Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.
- Useful related words include: amazed, stupid, stupefied, dazed.
- In the example corpus, stunned often appears in combinations such as: was stunned, stunned by, were stunned.
Context around Stunned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stunned
- In this selection, "stunned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mean, community, completely, enemies, nick and english stand out and add context to how "stunned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a stunned bayern coach and after being stunned that the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stunned" sits close to words such as miracle, recalls and transfers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stunned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Anderson, a teacher, was stunned multiple times and later died at a hospital. (13 words)
A daring theft occurred within the Nabipur police station limits, leaving the local community stunned. (15 words)
And she certainly stunned her followers when she took to her Instagram Story with a bikini snap. (17 words)
A man who says he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including once in the face, is suing a Colorado sheriff’s department, alleging excessive force by two deputies and also a failure by leaders to train and discipline their employees. (43 words)
As the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the racecourse today, Kate stunned in the McQueen frock, which had a plunging yet conservative neckline, statement shoulders and an A-line shape, paired with a Philip Treacy hat in a matching shade. (42 words)
As much as the stunned staff must have been elated when the Led Zeppelin singer strolled in for a drink and a jam a wee while back, on this particular Saturday afternoon, they had to settle for me. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
I mean I stumbled recently into my local Target and I was stunned, I mean stunned with a massive sale they had on all sorts of toys.
Both stunned and un-stunned enemies can be seen, as can dart traps, water droplets, and a yellow keycard gem.
About 200 migrants who walked in the dark for about an hour to surrender to Border Patrol agents in Yuma, Arizona, included many Cubans — who were stunned to hear that a ban on asylum that previously fell.
A daring theft occurred within the Nabipur police station limits, leaving the local community stunned.
A former Army Ranger who responded to the scene was stunned by “the totality of the damage he caused with that rifle,” according to an investigation into the police response.
After scrubbing the floor for hours, Shelbye posted the results on her page and it left her followers completely stunned.
After wreaking havoc on Kurt’s life, Bobby is caught in the middle of an ill-conceived crime and murdered by Harken before a stunned Nick, Dale, and Kurt.
Aldershot stunned English football when the non-league side travelled up north to square off with on Thursday evening.
All six of his tour-level victories have come to the surface, and he stunned Casper Ruud and Francisco Cerundolo last year at Queen's Club.
A man who says he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including once in the face, is suing a Colorado sheriff’s department, alleging excessive force by two deputies and also a failure by leaders to train and discipline their employees.
Amy Roberts, playing Lady Capulet, stunned the audience with her quick wit and dreamy vocals during the original numbers.
Anderson, a teacher, was stunned multiple times and later died at a hospital.
And she certainly stunned her followers when she took to her Instagram Story with a bikini snap.
And she was stunned to be greeted by a special assembly - and a formal handing over of more than 200 soft toys collected by pupils at the school and their families.
A seasoned management professor was so stunned to hear such a wide array of perspectives on one particular story that at first he wasn’t sure he’d read the same one.
Ashley now hopes there will be a full investigation after being stunned that the ride was able to continue.
As much as the stunned staff must have been elated when the Led Zeppelin singer strolled in for a drink and a jam a wee while back, on this particular Saturday afternoon, they had to settle for me.
As reported, parents were left seething after forking out £80 for the Kids Party in the Park event last month at Castle Field, Southsea, but were left stunned when a host of the advertised attractions failed to show.
As the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at the racecourse today, Kate stunned in the McQueen frock, which had a plunging yet conservative neckline, statement shoulders and an A-line shape, paired with a Philip Treacy hat in a matching shade.
A stunned Bayern coach Tuchel said after the game that his side were punished by a Frankfurt team who were callous in front of goal.
Common combinations with stunned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was stunned 29×
- stunned by 25×
- were stunned 19×
- stunned to 16×
- stunned in 13×
- stunned when 13×
- stunned the 12×
- left stunned 12×
- stunned at 9×
- stunned and 7×