Sentence examples for stunning act from inspiring English sources

What's the most stunning act of generosity you've received?

And now, in a stunning act of cultural vandalism, libraries are going to be shut.

It was one stunning act of violence in a conflict that has killed more than 2,100 American troops and wounded more than 19,000.

The move was a stunning act of sedition and a dagger to Patty's heart — the beginning of the end of her life in Ramsey Hill.

In one stunning act, the most widely known preacher in America tossed away the sacred principles of his movement for a suspiciously liberal lapsed Catholic.

Crime in Corsica has evolved since 1998, when, in a stunning act of political terrorism, France's top government official in Corsica — the prefect Claude Érignac — was gunned down.

In my 29 years of working for the prison service – now called the National Offender Management Service – I have seen many things, from truly stunning acts of compassion to extreme acts of violence.

In a Republican convention where the celebrity speakers are soap opera stars, it shouldn't have been a surprise that Monday's proceedings were marked by plot twists and stunning acts of betrayal.

Among his less stunning acts discussed on Capitol Hill yesterday was Waksal's apparent forging of a signature of the company's general counsel in January on a letter pledging ImClone securities in order to obtain millions in loans from Bank of America.

Before she sat down to write her first book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Maya Angelou had already pulled off several stunning acts of personal reinvention.

In a stunning first act climax, Mr. Grimes transforms tap dancing as razzle-dazzle into a dramatic act of defiance.