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How to use speechless in a sentence

14 example sentences · adjective

Speechless means not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless. Example: “When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless.”

Examples of speechless by meaning

adjectiveNot speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.

  • When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless.
  • The attack was so unwarranted and delivered with such venom that his unpreparedness for it left him speechless.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 62

More sentences with speechless

  • That new episode for Gushing Over Magical Girls left me speechless.2024 January 31, @1Pvzgamer, X (post). From the entry sesbian lex
  • Then there was Betty who was constantly in a fit when she invariably became speechless.2008, Eddie Donoghue, Black Breeding Machines. From the entry mouthsore
  • On his release he rendered speechless those who witnessed the superior cuemanship the tip afforded him.2008, Gary Clarke, A Billiards and Snooker Compendium, page 98. From the entry cuemanship
  • Blank sightless eyes closed speechless mouth destined eternally to rigid frigidity (frigor mortis).1991, Ailbhe Smyth, “The Floozie in the Jacuzzi”, in Feminist Studies, volume 17, number 1. From the entry unassailably
  • Its suddenness left me temporarily speechless; the embarrassment of Duare was only too obvious.1932, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter XII, in Pirates of Venus, published 1934. From the entry contretemps
  • Biddy did a 'take' and stared at Mandy speechless for a moment—then she fled back to the kitchen.2007, Laura McBride, Catch a Falling Starr: A Novel, New York, N.Y. […]: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 138. From the entry take
  • The sheer animal nature of him would leave me speechless.1997 March 14, Growltiger, “Furry sexuality”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet). From the entry footpaw
  • Sick at heart and oppressed with his feeling of loneliness and impotence, he could only look at her in speechless misery.1919, Ralph Connor, chapter 19, in The Major. From the entry sick at heart
  • The magnitude of Drover’s corruption left me dizzy and speechless, and don’t tell me that I should have been listening more carefullier.2013, John R[ichard] Erickson, “Something Big and Hairy”, in The Ghost of Rabbits Past (Hank the Cowdog; 62), Perryton, Tex.: Maverick…. From the entry carefullier
  • When he came around offering to see me through my baby's nascence, Mother so thoroughly scolded him for his audacity that he was again left speechless.2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel, Fleming H Revell Company, →ISBN. From the entry nascence
  • Dussel was speechless in the face of such ingenuity, and could do nothing but gaze around in surprise as he explored the rest of our lovely and ultrapractical Annex.1947, Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, page 66. From the entry ultrapractical
  • He stared speechless at the booing stands for a moment and then, instead of slinking away, threw his bat into the air and shouted: “Hot Dawg!1937, Jerome Bahr, All Good Americans, page 109. From the entry diggety

Meaning of speechless

  1. adjective Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.
  2. adjective Synonym of unspeakable.

Full definition of speechless

Questions about speechless in a sentence

How do you use speechless in a sentence?
Speechless is used as an adjective. For example: “When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless.”
What is a short sentence with speechless?
“The sheer animal nature of him would leave me speechless.”
What does speechless mean?
Speechless means not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.

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