Get to know Thunderstruck better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dumbfounded or flabbergasted.
Thunderstruck in a sentence
Thunderstruck meaning
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
Synonyms of Thunderstruck
Using Thunderstruck
- The main meaning on this page is: Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
- Useful related words include: dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied.
- In the example corpus, thunderstruck often appears in combinations such as: thunderstruck by, were thunderstruck.
Context around Thunderstruck
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thunderstruck
- In this selection, "thunderstruck" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, released, seem, little, custom, echo and employed stand out and add context to how "thunderstruck" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little thunderstruck to kickoff and code named thunderstruck employed a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thunderstruck" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thunderstruck
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even Gordon and Roddy seem thunderstruck here. (7 words)
A little Thunderstruck to kickoff Broncos practice pic. (8 words)
As part of the Commander’s Inspection Program, the exercise, code named Thunderstruck, employed a “train the way we fight” concept. (21 words)
The song "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC is used in which a player begins drinking when the word thunder is sung and switches to the next player the next time it is sung. (32 words)
When the current lineup of Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Michael Cartellone, Mark Matejka, Peter Keys and Keith Christopher comes on stage, the sounds of ’s “Thunderstruck” echo through the venue. (31 words)
The Allied leaders were "thunderstruck" by this from a political standpoint, though none of them had offered Eisenhower guidance with the problem in the course of planning the operation. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
The 76-year-old is most well-known for his significant spell in AC/DC – during which time they released Thunderstruck on 1990 album The Razor's Edge.
Thunderstruck Custom Bikes in Medford has been working with the organization for 10 years and they will unveil Sterling’s bike at their show this weekend.
When the current lineup of Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Michael Cartellone, Mark Matejka, Peter Keys and Keith Christopher comes on stage, the sounds of ’s “Thunderstruck” echo through the venue.
Even Gordon and Roddy seem thunderstruck here.
A little Thunderstruck to kickoff Broncos practice pic.
Jose Mourinho can also be heard instructing his players while songs such as ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ by Survivor and ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC play.
As part of the Commander’s Inspection Program, the exercise, code named Thunderstruck, employed a “train the way we fight” concept.
I was thunderstruck when I realized it was the same young man I had met at the intersection just the night before.
The Allied leaders were "thunderstruck" by this from a political standpoint, though none of them had offered Eisenhower guidance with the problem in the course of planning the operation.
The song "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC is used in which a player begins drinking when the word thunder is sung and switches to the next player the next time it is sung.
They were thunderstruck by the sublimity of his style: for never had they known till then all the powers of harmony and modulation so closely arrayed and forcibly combined'".
Common combinations with thunderstruck
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- thunderstruck by 4×
- were thunderstruck 2×