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The phrase "dumb by" is not a grammatically correct or commonly used phrase in written English.
It is unclear what you are trying to convey with this phrase. However, you could use the phrase "dumbfounded by" to express surprise or confusion, or "dumbstruck by" to express shock. For example: - "I was dumbfounded by the news of his sudden resignation." - "She was dumbstruck by the unexpected turn of events." Alternatively, you could use the adjective "dumb" to describe someone or something as foolish or unintelligent. For example: - "He made a dumb mistake by forgetting to save his work." - "It was a dumb decision to go out without an umbrella in the rain."
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They are struck dumb by the opulence they encounter inside the hotel.
Police tell the Mail the boy has been "struck dumb" by his ordeal.
In the taxidermist's shop on the main street, we were struck dumb by an alligator head like no other.
Five Flavors of Dumb by Anthony John has a deaf heroine who becomes a manager of a band.
Struck dumb by the effort of their journey, they tell their stories by reading a pack of tarot cards.
But then, nearly all of Jiminy's guests are eventually struck dumb by the antics of their host.
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I think I'm getting dumber by the minute," she confesses to her mother, Marge.
Stupid is as stupid does and, apparently, the Republican party didn't get Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's "stupid memo" because it looks dumber by the day.
While this sort of charming behavior is anti-social and kind of fun, the real douches here are the kids who filmed themselves doing it, proving the youth is basically getting dumber by the generation.
Canadian politics get dumber by the day, folks.
March 18 at 7 30 p.m. $10 to $20. "The Burial at Thebes," an adaptation of "Antigone" presented by the Mighty Theater Company; "The Dumb Waiter," by Harold Pinter, presented by the Red Monkey Theatre Group.
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