bamboozle

Example Sentences

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As they learned, the Courbet affair was hardly the first time this handsome outsider was able to allegedly bamboozle savvy art buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

I can see Fury getting caught consistently on the way in and the angles and the footwork of Usyk will bamboozle him at times.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

Spurred on by Berowne, “a man replete with mocks,” they double down on whimsy, dressing up for some reason as Russians to bamboozle their intendeds.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

It's a lot easier to bamboozle people about his allegedly dignified demeanor if no one is actually listening.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022

Academics in the softer fields dress up the trivial and obvious with the trappings of scientific sophistication, hoping to bamboozle their audiences with highfalutin gobbledygook.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker