Sentence examples for stunned himself from inspiring English sources

In 2001, though, he stunned himself and the tennis world by beating Pete Sampras, the greatest grass-court player of all time, in the fourth round at Wimbledon.

He says he casts aside focus-group research and follows his instincts, assigning a team to produce inexpensive, experimental pilots freely and keeping an open mind to their ideas -- like following the family of an aging rock star ("The Osbournes") or showing someone stun himself with a Taser gun ("Jackass").

Whereas the hero of Nanni Moretti's "The Son's Room" (2001) went to a shuddering funfair on the night of his child's death, as if to beat himself up or to stun himself back into consciousness, the carrousels in Vallée's movie are nothing but vessels of delight, and we are even obliged to watch Phil, of all people, swaying along on a tootling merry-go-round.

The German offensive against the Allies that May was shatteringly swift, achieving a success that stunned Hitler himself.

He is compelled to visit New York to explain himself to the UN and, like Borat before him, finds himself stunned in various ways by the strange and exotic world of New York City hotels: "Twenty dollars a day for wi-fi?

He found himself stunned by how good Gyllenhaal was.

Mitt Romney declared himself "stunned" by the idea that Hugo Chávez isn't a danger.

Another analyst confessed himself "stunned and amazed" at Olivetti's euro53 billion ($58 billion) bid.

One former City Hall official pronounced himself stunned that Mr. Bloomberg apparently demanded strictness in that particular matter.

Caine reported himself "stunned" by the performance: "I thought it was going to be an impressionist.

Mcleash was stunned to find himself walking the entire parade route next to Trudeau.