nonplussed
Example Sentences
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It featured Evan, Anthony and Zachary performing a rendition of Hilary Duff’s “What Dreams Are Made Of” before a crowd of nonplussed seniors, while Darshan danced along next to them on a laptop screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Durant appeared nonplussed by the spat, while admitting that he had deliberately taken a combative approach into the game.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
"This is how I'd do it if I was DJ," he tells a group of nonplussed staff as dance music strains at his laptop speakers.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
"It's hard for me to believe that targets and timing and weapons would not have been classified," he told Gabbard, who remained nonplussed.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025
He bolted out of the restaurant, leaving his nonplussed dinner guests behind, to view the evidence for himself.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
