fluster

Example Sentences

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Gobert took a swing at Anderson and hit him in the upper chest in the second quarter of Minnesota’s game against New Orleans on Sunday, when the flustered Timberwolves were trailing by 12 points.

From Seattle Times

For example, I'd imagine that Will feels flustered by the dysfunction of the police system he has to operate within.

From Salon

“Taiwan hopes to have a greater space to operate globally, and the mainland shouldn’t get flustered because of this,” Ko wrote on his Facebook page.

From Washington Times

Some of Ireland's World Cup opponents might be grateful to England for the way they played on Saturday because there were moments when it made the opposition flustered.

From BBC

More than that, their defense made Purdue look flustered, then unsure, then rickety, then lost.

From Washington Post