bewildering
Example Sentences
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Stalin “possessed both an uncontrollable temper and extraordinary willpower. He was capable of bewildering recklessness and cold-blooded displays of control.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Anthropic calls Claude a “thinking partner” with which users can tackle “any big, bold, bewildering challenge.”
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
"They send such a bewildering amount of information through that a lay person couldn't understand it," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
But her mother and father would find cities like Rochester and Syracuse too big and bewildering, too noisy.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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