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How to use stun in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Stun means to incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness. Example: “Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.”

Examples of stun by meaning

verbTo incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

  • Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
  • In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.

verbTo shock or surprise.

  • The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegations on the front page of a newspaper.
  • He stood there stunned, looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.

verbTo enter a stunned state.

  • The monsters stun when you jump on them.

nounThe effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.

  • Williams will need a lot of stun to avoid going in the middle pocket

nounA low-range setting for an energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.

  • I'll leave mine on stun."1966 September 8, George Clayton Johnson, The Man Trap (Star Trek), season 1, episode 1

More sentences with stun

  • The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world.From the entry booming
  • She was stunned by the unexpected news.From the entry stunned
  • The blow to the head left him stunned.From the entry stunned
  • When the lottery results were announced, he was stunned to learn that the big enchilada was all his.From the entry big enchilada
  • Angela Davis, longtime revolutionary and former member of the Communist Party, was stunned to learn that she, of all people, could trace her ancestry back to the boat.From the entry the boat
  • The U.S. commanders received the news in a moment of stunned silence.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 2:05 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov…. From the entry all hell breaks loose
  • Emma stunned in the champagne pink off-the-shoulder gown, which featured an elaborately embroidered bodice.2018 July 2, Connie Rusk, “Emma Roberts looks ethereal in champagne pink gown as she attends star-studded Dior show in Paris”, in Daily Mail. From the entry champagne pink
  • Whipping around I saw Herman with a stunned expression on his jib.2017, Al Kent, Custodians of the Hummingbird, page 491. From the entry jib
  • The arrival of the kett stunned and then divided the angara.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara: The Resistance Codex entry. From the entry galvanize
  • However, I was stunned at how bad the Cape Capensis fish special was.2015 October 31, “Shopoff's steeped in nostalgia, cordial service”, in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. From the entry Cape Capensis
  • A stun gun disguised as a mobile phone has been seized from a 14-year-old boy in Manchester.2014 March 8, “Manchester police seize stun gun disguised as iPhone”, in BBC News. From the entry stun gun
  • However Russian Pavlyuchenko stunned his compatriots with an unstoppable 25-yard drive into the top corner.2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2025. From the entry compatriot
  • No less stunned, I stood there, too, slack-handed, empty of thought.2011, Geraldine McCaughrean, Not the End of the World, →ISBN. From the entry slack-handed
  • State parks officials were a little stunned— and thrilled— with the response to the Geocaching History Challenge.2010, Doug Ohman, Chris Niskanen, Prairie, Lake, Forest: Minnesota's State Parks, page 104. From the entry geocaching
  • The Anglo audience was sitting stunned, literally with open jaws, totally astounded, uncomprehending.1998, Louise Cripps, “If Puerto Rico Became the 51st State from the Island Viewpoint”, in Should Puerto Rico Become the 51st State?…. From the entry uncomprehendedly
  • We were as appalled and stunned and confused and gobsmacked (punched on the mouth) as anyone else.1989 August 7, Glenn Frankel, “Salman Rushdie's Life on the Run”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry gobsmacked
  • I knew a stunned plunge of disappointment and a bitter anger.1965, John Fowles, The Magus. From the entry ukase
  • Lodner tossed the stun gun on a flange between the stills and the fluxing panels.1946 November, Mark Champion, “Unforeseen”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 38, number 3, page 42. From the entry stun gun
  • Kennedy — stunned and infuriated the activists.2026 February 20, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Hiroko Tabuchi, “MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’”, in The New…. From the entry glyphosate
  • Stunned, she deleted his number and went home.2023 March 1, Rachel Ellison, “Bad Dates Turn Out to Be Excellent on TikTok”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Mar…. From the entry hard
  • The pint-size singer stunned Harmonizers around the globe when she announced her shock split from Fifth Harmony in December.2017 February 9, Lara Atson, “20 facts about Camila Cabello”, in You. From the entry harmonizer
  • The stunned and broken-handed killer struggled to turn, but the big American grabbed the mangled paw and twisted hard.2014, Don Pendleton, Cold War Reprise, →ISBN. From the entry broken-handed
  • But they were stunned when Glen Johnson's error let in Peter Odemwingie to fire past Pepe Reina on 75 minutes.2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport. From the entry past
  • And White Hart Lane was stunned when Rovers scored just five minutes after the restart in front of their away following.2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport. From the entry following
  • An oddly lucid part of his stunned mind registered that these were the first fruiting bodies he'd seen.2008, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, Slow Train to Arcturus. From the entry xenobotany
  • The Salzburg Festival stunned the musical world by hiring him to succeed the hallowed Herbert von Karajan, and Mr.2007 February 28, Daniel J. Wakin, “City Opera Lures Director From Paris”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021. From the entry provocation
  • Leitzia flashed a smileful of spite at the stunned knight.2005, C. Justin Romano, The Gathering. From the entry smileful
  • We are left drained, stunned and stupefied in the dark.2004 December 28, Michael Mitchell, The Molly Fire, Toronto: ECW Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 104. From the entry sanctum santorum
  • Whyte sets his phaser on stun, not kill.1995 July, THIS magazine, page 21. From the entry phaser
  • "I think you're a goddamn feather merchant." When he saw that this had sort of stunned Lowell, he went on.1982, W. E. B. Griffin, Brotherhood of war, book 1: the lieutenants, page 151. From the entry feather merchant
  • Stunned, I took the sicklelike corn knife Fowler thrust into my hands and let myself be herded out toward the cornfield.1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred. From the entry sicklelike
  • Gabriel Jesus' solo goal - as a stunned United pushed for an equaliser - was a flourish that eased any late nerves.2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport. From the entry flourish
  • Both pubbies and cathies looked on with stunned faces as the lowly “egg-boy” picked a fight with one of the cool kids.2016, Penn Brooks, Diary of a Private School Kid. From the entry pubbie

Meaning of stun

  1. verb To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
  2. verb To shock or surprise.
  3. verb To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball.

Full definition of stun

Questions about stun in a sentence

How do you use stun in a sentence?
Stun is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.”
What is a short sentence with stun?
“I'll leave mine on stun."”
What does stun mean?
Stun means to incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

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