bewilderment

Example Sentences

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The crushing response sent society into shock and mourning, in an atmosphere of silence, bewilderment, anger and uncertainty about the future.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

And on Wednesday he will be here pushing the Team USA message at a time of bewilderment in much of the rest of the world, especially in Europe.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

If Grace was staring down her holiday meal with equal parts courage and bewilderment, surely others were too.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

They were stand-ins for mid-1940s moviegoers; more to the point, mirrors, reflecting the full range of audience reactions—love, respect, bewilderment, compassion, impatience, contempt—to the battered men recently restored to their midst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Our power and our fear of change help bind these people to their misery and bewilderment, and insofar as they find this state intolerable we are intolerably menaced.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin