staggering
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- staggeringly adverb
- unstaggering adjective
Etymology
Origin of staggering
Example Sentences
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The asking price a couple of days earlier was a staggering $8,000.
Yet nothing compares to the news that he sued his parents this week on the eve of opening day, accusing them of draining staggering amounts of his money from four financial accounts they created.
From Los Angeles Times
Human rights group Vocal Africa said the discovery was a "staggering and horrific escalation that exposes the true scale of this tragedy".
From BBC
Frederiksen suffered a staggering blow in municipal elections in November 2025, when her party -- traditionally Denmark's biggest -- came in second place and lost nearly half of the municipalities it controlled, including the capital Copenhagen.
From Barron's
He's been on the road as a Scotland player for a staggering 22 years.
From BBC
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