flummoxed
Example Sentences
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Two of them, linebackers Aiden Fisher and D’Angelo Ponds, had Alabama’s offense so flummoxed that they managed just 30 rushing yards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
It’s a question that completely flummoxed Michael Glasheen, the FBI’s branch and operations director, last week when he was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
The U.S. economy is expected to grow by 1.8% this year, notwithstanding policy shifts that have flummoxed economists and business leaders.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
"I was flummoxed, then fuming about it. They seemed to dismiss the fact that the plane turned around," she said.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
The attention flummoxed state officials, who were still struggling to cast North Carolina as “different” from the Deep South.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
