Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“There is such a misunderstanding of hemp, it just dumbfounds me,” explains Jon Hanson, an organic farmer in Marquette, who says he’d love to grow hemp on his 480-acre farm.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2016

He refuses to forgive 'the Countess' for her infidelity until the real Countess enters and dumbfounds him.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2012

"It dumbfounds me," said Linda, "to have Eileen do this for me."

From Her Father's Daughter by Stratton-Porter, Gene

"The idea of a puddin'-thief offering a man a present dumbfounds me, as the saying goes."

From The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff by Lindsay, Norman