Example Sentences

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It was a sad sight, then comical, then stupefying.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

I was chosen to be in “Goodbye, Columbus,” and then everything exploded with the stupefying surprise of “Love Story” — this cost-nothing project nobody expected to be a success.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

Can a team preseason oddsmakers tabbed as a 6½ -win outfit get back to the postseason after last season’s stupefying Super Bowl hangover?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Australian singer Nick Cave has said he is attending the Coronation for "the stupefying spectacular, the awe inspiring".

From BBC • May 6, 2023

Perhaps sensing that the conversation was moving from stupid to stupefying, Mini piped up.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi