be perplexed
Example Sentences
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Fans of the film might be perplexed by the narrative’s reframing around Lydia, since the role onscreen, played by Winona Ryder, was more of a supporting part with a quirky curiosity about death.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Presidential scholars of the future will also be perplexed by the ordering of these photos.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Nevertheless, neither should you be perplexed by a gnawing desire for a second season you may harbor.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2019
No one at the palace gives a second thought to the striking workers they just undermined as they continue to be perplexed by the strange forces that are wreaking havoc on the economy.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2018
The minds of the young and inexperienced would be perplexed and bewildered by such a plan of proceeding; and the irregularity would most probably be the cause of their losing the whole story.
From A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education by Gall, James
