bewilderment
Example Sentences
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On a night of bewilderment, that was the unarguable truth.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Watching her sons’ odd behavior in bewilderment is their mother, Lucy, played by Shoshana Bean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The bewilderment that followed was real — both inside and outside the White House.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
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
I had risen up in bed, I bent forward: first surprise, then bewilderment, came over me; and then my blood crept cold through my veins.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing bewilderment
The Giver
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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