fluster

Example Sentences

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I always told myself I wouldn’t let Harry fluster me.

From Slate • May 27, 2023

Throughout the attempts, I was also struck that nothing seemed to fluster the AI.

From Scientific American • May 25, 2023

The Terrapins were on their heels in the second quarter, when Notre Dame used a 13-0 run to take a 27-19 lead as its zone seemed to fluster Maryland.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

More than anything, she showed a commanding ability to quickly pivot without fluster.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

In a fluster of self-consciousness he turned his back, dropped a hot coal into the nest of charcoal in the furnace and began to blow on it vigorously.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw