bewildering
Example Sentences
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There is something intuitively catchy about brain attack, even if it’s also a little bewildering.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
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
But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
An avid numerologist, in 1987, he issued new currency in denominations of nine -- a digit considered auspicious, but bewildering shoppers with mental arithmetic.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
There’s this whole new world of bewildering situations.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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