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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit dumbfounded" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a mild state of shock or surprise, often in response to unexpected information or events.
Example: "When I heard the news, I was a bit dumbfounded and struggled to find the right words to say."
Alternatives: "somewhat astonished" or "a little taken aback."
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I was a bit dumbfounded.
So when you see Mein Kampf in the store, complete with a swastika as its icon, you'll forgive me if I'm a bit dumbfounded.
After leaving the truck, Patrick walked toward me and hovered for a bit, dumbfounded.
Their talk, a bit dumbfounded, all turns around a strange miracle: that they were not struck dead after contracting Ebola, when at least 162 others have died since an epidemic erupted in Uganda in September.
To which Malkin replied: "BUT IT WAS A CLINTON ECONOMIST, BLARGLE!" Stephanopoulos was still a bit dumbfounded, wondering why anyone in their right mind would take unemployment benefits "when a job was available".
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I look at the chances in the last 15 or 20 minutes and I am a little bit dumbfounded why we haven't at least got one point on the board.
Sounding just the slightest bit dumbfounded, the Governor told a hastily assembled press conference, "She told me she was interested in the position.
"I left the studio just a little bit dumbfounded," Aslan says.
He described the performance as a" bit of a blur" as they "pretty dumbfounded by the reaction" and the idea of "playing with some of our musical heroes such as Dinosaur Jr. and Deftones was a dream come through".
Our student bloggers are a bit "baffled" and "dumbfounded" about the admission decisions, too.
The CIA agents seem a bit disgruntled and dumbfounded.
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