flummoxed
Example Sentences
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The causes of endometriosis have left our best doctors and scientists totally flummoxed: no-one in the world knows definitively how and when it begins in a woman's body.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
They ended up meeting in the World Series, where batters were flummoxed by a steady diet of the pitch of the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
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 • Feb. 14, 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
Even the London General Post Office, which was the swiftest and most reliable postal service in the world, would be flummoxed by that address.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
