bewildered

Example Sentences

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After Bondi came in, he was left bewildered when his team was ordered to abandon its work.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

"I'm not angry. I'm just bewildered, confused, unhappy," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

His friends believed in his destiny, though he often left them offended and bewildered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He was awake, and when I entered he stared, quite bewildered, and with some effort managed to raise himself on one elbow.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien