Definition of "staggering" []

• Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat. (adjective)

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• "In the email, Bourne, 60, from Dawlish, Devon, apparently rebukes Withers, 29, for her behaviour during a visit to the family in April, which she describes as "staggering in its uncouthness and lack of grace"."
• "The lawmakers say the coalition transferred what it calls a staggering sum of money to the Iraqis with no rules or guidelines for oversight."
• ""I've been using the word 'staggering,' and the phrase, 'you can't make this up.'""