flustered
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“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Colbert was flustered, to say the least, during the interview afterward.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But he got noticeably flustered when asked about his relationship with Shivon Zilis.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I found Hendler and Sony’s head of IT: grown men, experts in their fields, veterans who did not get flustered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
It was a comfortable, pashmina shawl that was normally very easy to wear, but I fumbled in the moment, feeling flustered, and somehow ended up shoving it onto my head.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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