flustered
Example Sentences
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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
Maryland had a nervy start, and the Mountaineers flustered the Terps with their physicality.
From Washington Post
While independent corroboration of battlefield claims is difficult, it was clear that Ukraine’s defenders had flustered the speed of the Russian advance.
From New York Times
When asked for his assessment of the situation, the intelligence chief became flustered and fluffed his lines, only to be told by the president: "That's not what we're discussing."
From BBC
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