baffling

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

What is more baffling than the botched decision-making at the time is that officials have been going through what happened behind closed doors for months.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

As in the baffling series of self-inflicted mistakes the legendary UConn women’s basketball coach inflicted on himself and his program during and after South Carolina’s 62-48 upset of the previously undefeated Huskies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Slowly, “Undertone” reveals itself to be all style and very little substance, with enough baffling character choices to make you groan.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

But what was really baffling was Cronin’s claim that the questioner was raising his voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

But then a baffling and magnificent thing happened—one by one, the stars came out, here and there a green flash in the dark.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs