bewildered

Example Sentences

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"I'm not angry. I'm just bewildered, confused, unhappy," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Foden was unable to continue after the incident, which left England defender Harry Maguire bewildered how it had not warranted a red card.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Roving among the points of view of a sprawling cast—the sisters, their scattered children and grandchildren, and an assortment of bewildered spouses and exes—the stories often center on obligatory reunions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Baffled because I did not know what to do; bewildered because I could not understand why he would not let me use the tractor.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien