adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stunned/shocked silence
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There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
silence
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They were immediately followed by a stunned silence .
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A stunned silence fell over the racecourse as he lay motionless in the grass while Heraldic galloped on.
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The visitor would understandably back off quickly and there would either be pandemonium or an utter, stunned silence .
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In stunned silence , her eyes huge, disbelieving, she stared at him.
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There was to be no stunned silence , no aghast staring and, it seemed, no dramatic response from Greg.
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He stared at her for a second in stunned silence , breathing hard, his eyes dazed.
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Mrs Palichuk was reduced to stunned silence for a moment.
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There was a moment of stunned silence .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After a stunned silence, Peggy added, 'And I'm not going to change my mind.'
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Canada was completely stunned by the shooting, for it thinks of itself as a peaceful, gentle nation.
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His brother seemed stunned by the verdict.
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She looked pale and stunned -- it was clear that something awful had happened.
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The news of his brother's death left him too stunned to speak.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He is being honest and honesty is such a rare quality in a performer that the audience are stunned .
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He looked stunned , almost in a trance, but he soon regained his composure.
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In stunned silence, her eyes huge, disbelieving, she stared at him.
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Mitch looked stunned and she felt an incredible burst of guilt that she had not told him about this girl's problem.
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She looked stunned , almost like a sleepwalker.
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The crowd was stunned , and Bachelor's Button returned to unsaddle in almost complete silence.
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The visitor would understandably back off quickly and there would either be pandemonium or an utter, stunned silence.
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There was to be no stunned silence, no aghast staring and, it seemed, no dramatic response from Greg.