stunner
Americannoun
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a person or thing that stuns.
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Informal. a person or thing of striking excellence, beauty, achievement, etc.
noun
Etymology
Origin of stunner
Example Sentences
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May 11 was a stunner: Seven of the top 10 songs on the platform were more than two years old.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
This revival, aided by a canny coach and a clever synthesis of existing and transfer players, has been going on for a couple of seasons, but Saturday’s result feels like an epic stunner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Netflix has four movies arriving during the awards season window — the meditative stunner “Train Dreams,” Katherine Bigelow’s riveting, ticking-clock thriller “A House of Dynamite,” the George Clooney meta-charmer “Jay Kelly” and “Frankenstein.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
From the Class of 92's Salford City stunner, to Warrington Town punching 100 places above their weight, relive some of the biggest upsets from the first-round proper from recent years.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
“The stunner is a perfectly good option,” Cara says as she plucks a hair from her shirtsleeve.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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