Example Sentences

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It was stupefying, and I said, "Maybe I could interview him by ham radio."

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022

To Fryar, 21, the thought of just having shared a field with Franco Harris was stupefying.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was stupefying, brutalizing work; it left her no time to think, no strength for anything.

From The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton

No emanation was visible from the machine, but it was stupefying to see the mob melt down.”

From The Moon Metal by Serviss, Garrett Putman

The change from numbing cold and darkness to the light of the overheated room was stupefying.

From Rowdy of the Cross L by Bower, B. M.