bewildering
Example Sentences
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Residents and officials were left grappling with a bewildering question: How did the fire become so deadly so quickly?
For many in Scotland, where culture, tradition and pride were intertwined with coal, steel and textiles, the pace of change was bewildering.
From BBC
Today, dispensary shelves bristle with a bewildering array of foods, flavors and delivery methods that make it possible to get cashed-out on condiments, glazed-eyed on gravy and stoned by sipping on a drink straw.
From Los Angeles Times
“It is bewildering that anyone could claim that following the exact direction of the … Code of Federal Regulations could be construed as ‘exploiting a loophole’ or ‘gaming the system’,” she wrote.
From Washington Post
Though Samartzis often talked with wonder about the way the Antarctic ice would “sing,” how dynamic and curious it always seemed, the roar he’d chronicled was terrifying, a bewildering testament to climate change’s ferocity.
From New York Times
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