be struck dumb

And for the second time in one minute, I was struck dumb.

I was struck dumb at this, and it took a moment to find my voice.

The men who entered with him were struck dumb at what they saw.

I remember riding through there long ago, and being struck dumb for two days.

Then he scanned a few words ahead and was struck dumb.

Even I, when he told me, was struck dumb with amazement.

For he was struck dumb by the sight that presented itself to his eyes.

In a different way, hearing the tale, the Wind had also been struck dumb.

The young man was struck dumb by her talk.

Suddenly the man was struck dumb and forced to step down, to his great embarrassment.

It was as if he had been struck dumb.

They suspect that she may really be able to hear - but has been struck dumb by some sort of shock.

This time everybody was struck dumb for the moment.

He too was bare-headed - and seemed to be struck dumb.

When the subject comes up, the villagers are struck dumb, as if by the gods.

The men who watched it were struck dumb by the extent of the damage they had created.

He was struck dumb by an angel for failing to have faith.

Virginia turned the letter over - and was struck dumb with astonishment.

In the aftermath of the explosion, it seemed as if the Earth was struck dumb.

She could not speak to the woman; she had been struck dumb.

The queen had never before heard an animal speak, and was struck dumb with surprise.

And yet I stood there, feeling as though I'd been struck dumb.

His words were so different from what she had expected that Althea was struck dumb.

People with social anxiety are struck dumb when asked questions by a virtual stranger.

Even Caroline, an old bush hand, is struck dumb with fright.