flustered
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We looked flustered, disorganised, can't defend and can't score.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Crews started the gig when he was still starring as a flustered cop on the acclaimed sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Colbert was flustered, to say the least, during the interview afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Feeling suddenly flustered, I quickly scrawled “Yes” on the note and passed it back, but after class I ran out of the room before he could say anything.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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