Sarah was dumbfounded by the strange painting.
The mentally challenged child was dumbfounded in early childhood.
When our boss announced her resignation, the entire staff was completely dumbfounded. We knew he had no clue about the surprise party because he looked completely dumbfounded. When it was discovered that she embezzled millions from the company, her supervisor was totally dumbfounded.
When the situation was explained to me, I was dumbfounded.
We heard the thunderstorm, but we were completely dumbfounded to see so such extensive damage around the neighborhood. I thought my interview was a disaster, so I was totally dumbfounded when I got the job.
The math problem left him dumbfounded.
Dumbfounded by the news, she walked slowly to the podium to receive the award. Seeing her husband out with another woman completely dumbfounded my sister. The parents were dumbfounded but thrilled when their daughter won the scholarship. While I knew the company was cutting back, I was dumbfounded when a pink slip appeared on my desk. When our home burned down, we were dumbfounded by the kindness of neighbors who helped us rebuild.
I would never use the word. I would change it to "dumbfounded", as in "She was dumbfounded by the boys' strange behavior." Dumbfounded just means astonished or amazed. Being dumb means not being able to speak, the dumb can't talk, therefore being dumbfounded is just being struck speechless by something.
The word dumbfound can be interchanged with such words as surprised or shocked. For example, Billy was surprised when his parents bought him a car for his birthday. Billy was shocked when his parents bought him a car for his birthday. Billy was dumbfounded when his parents bought him a car for his birthday.
The word dumbfounded is an adjective. It means to be shocked.
I was totally dumbfounded when he produced the rabbit, after all we were on holiday at a nudist resort and the magician didn't even have a hat.
We knew Matthew was a great runner, but when he won the 100 yard dash at the state meet, we were dumbfounded. When Mr. Jamison emptied all his belongings from their home and left town, Mrs. Jamison was completely dumbfounded.
The word “intricate” means “very complicated” or “complex.” Some sentence examples: The intricate details and the tremendous amount of skill and precision put into the painting left me dumbfounded. The intricate lines of a zebra's stripes are an instant eye catcher.