bamboozle
Example Sentences
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Those of you who enjoy shooting laser beams at your friends for sport can bamboozle your opponents by crying out, “Here comes my Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation!” just before you fire.
From Literature
Through it all, he kept pitching, bamboozling a shellshocked Brewers lineup that stood no chance.
“At worst, Sable was simply bamboozling the Regional Water Board to meet a critical deadline,” according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times
"I was bamboozled," she says, her eyes wide with shock.
From BBC
As I neared the end, I felt bamboozled because there were at least two massive archways that looked like the finish line, but actually weren’t.
From Los Angeles Times
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