perplexed

Example Sentences

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All the while, the former secretary of state looks on perplexed.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The growing numbers of younger people being diagnosed with bowel cancer has left doctors worldwide perplexed.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He is perplexed by a potential state intervention but he empathizes with young people looking to keep their hair longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

There are anomalies in the labor market, which are leaving people like your son feeling perplexed.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

I waited now his return; eager to disburthen my mind, and to seek of him the solution of the enigma that perplexed me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë