flummoxed
Example Sentences
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It is unclear what role, if any, the people may have played in Guthrie’s disappearance, which has flummoxed investigators for almost two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times
Two of them, linebackers Aiden Fisher and D’Angelo Ponds, had Alabama’s offense so flummoxed that they managed just 30 rushing yards.
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
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
Alicia Washington’s direction was clear, though she was understandably flummoxed about how to stage musician characters who don’t play their instruments and resorted to miming and posing.
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