staggering
adjective
stag·ger·ing
ˈsta-g(ə-)riŋ 
: so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming
a staggering feat
staggering medical bills
staggeringly
adverb
Examples of staggering in a Sentence
The storm caused a staggering amount of damage.
the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
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This is the universal lament and staggering human cost of refugee displacement, dramatized in Danish-Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s tense, coolly heartbreaking debut narrative feature.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The operational improvements are staggering: companies report 83% experiencing revenue growth versus 66% without AI implementation, 76% improvement in operational efficiency, and financial institutions seeing increases in profitability through enhanced fraud detection and personalized service.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
This is the universal lament and staggering human cost of refugee displacement, dramatized in Danish-Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s tense, coolly heartbreaking debut narrative feature.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
In the commercial manufacture of albumen paper, the quantities of egg use were staggering.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for staggering
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“Staggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staggering. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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