bamboozled

Example Sentences

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Young adults aren’t confused or bamboozled by the risks they’re taking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

An image of James McFadden with the ball hanging in the Parisian air and a bamboozled Mickael Landreau somewhere in the distance.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

He has a well-earned reputation among journalists as a perpetual skeptic, someone who refuses to be bamboozled by hype, cope, spin, and anything in between.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

As I neared the end, I felt bamboozled because there were at least two massive archways that looked like the finish line, but actually weren’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

“Did I invite you? Or was it more like I bamboozled you?”

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds