in confusion
Example Sentences
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If not for the humans on hand — the ones they eventually want to get rid of — the students would be lost in confusion.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026
After several weeks and a few phone calls, each ending in confusion or silence, the parents stop asking.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
"Our unpredictable weather is resulting in confusion for our wildlife and the slow loss of what once were 'predictable' seasons," said Keith Jones, the Climate Change Advisor at the National Trust.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Mr. Durán, who said he had been unable to raise what the lawyer was asking for, looked at his wife in confusion and disbelief.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2024
They kind of swarmed all at once in confusion, like a cloud of bees busted loose from their hive.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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