stun
verb (used with object)
to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc..
had stunned
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past perfectof stun.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Fed chief Kevin Warsh, who is usually reticent to give guidance, had stunned markets Friday when he appeared to suggest the bank was prepared to hike.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The words of Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open after an 18-year-old Joao Fonseca had stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev on his Grand Slam debut.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
It was the second straight upset for the Trailblazers, who had stunned No. 2 Etiwanda on its home court four days earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
But more than 50 years later, this past August, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced the findings of an astonishing three-year cold-case investigation into who had really murdered Pauline—and the results had stunned the town.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
But the Bulldogs were undefeated with a four and zero record and had stunned the Rebels the previous week in a 35-21 win.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
