flustered
Example Sentences
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After she says she is, in a flustered tone, he sarcastically asks: “You don’t sound sure. Want to make a phone call?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
A flustered Davidson then asked the officers what they’ve learned from the meeting.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
Clearly flustered, she was broken for a third time, to love, as the Ukrainian raced to 5-1 with a fifth double fault of the match gifting Svitolina another break and the set in 29 minutes.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
“One of the key and critical sequences,” McVay said of that late first-half hammer, which led to a dazzling third quarter that finished the flustered Lions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
She looked a little flustered, as if trying to decide what to say and how to say it.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
