DUMBFOUND in a Sentence

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That he could shop for them on Amazon. com would dumbfound him; it would be wonderful experience he never had before.

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 Meanings and Examples of DUMBFOUND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dumbfound
 v.  fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
Classic Sentence:
1  He still stared at her in a dumbfounded way.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  He was again as if dumbfounded.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
3  "Yes, they'll go back immediately," replied Ashley and he avoided Scarlett's dumbfounded gaze.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
4  Chichikov, dumbfounded, turned to Selifan and Petrushka.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
Example Sentence:
1  That he could shop for them on Amazon. com would dumbfound him; it would be wonderful experience he never had before.