baffle

Last year's attempt was ended in the most extraordinary style by Djokovic who, playing through the pain of a torn hamstring, used his nous to baffle Alcaraz and come through a four-set thriller.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

He empathizes with people born in the 1940s who feel irrelevant, since even 20-year-olds now baffle him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

The question of how these two—a vulgar revolutionary and a soft-spoken, polite epitome of the GOP old guard—have stayed together for so long, with such limited drama between them, can baffle observers.

From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025

“It’s an acoustical baffle that’s also soft to the touch,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

“The things we know; the things we think we know but don’t know for sure; and the things that totally baffle us and are driving us bonkers.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Giant steel pipe’s mysterious overnight growth spurt baffles a Japanese city.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

“Sometimes it baffles us,” said chief prosecutor Hsing Tai-chao.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

"It is difficult to think of any information more sensitive than that which is involved with the scheme, and it baffles me why there were not better security measures in place," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

Yet still he baffles and wrongfoots people, both opponents and more neutral observers, political professionals and voters, Americans and foreigners.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025

“What baffles me,” Winifred mused, “is where young Matthias has got to. It’s not like him to miss the chance of a battle.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Another source I spoke to was "eaten alive by anxiety" over the investigation and baffled that Germany, a close ally of Ukraine, was even pursuing prosecution.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

She was baffled by the notice from the elections office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

A baffled Erika felt that her mom had been replaced with a combative and paranoid stranger.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

There are two kinds of iPhone shoppers: People who know exactly which model they’re going to get, and people who are completely baffled by Apple’s increasingly motley lineup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

I looked up at him, still baffled, and he held a finger to his lips and silently slipped over the edge of the fountain and into the water, dragging me behind him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The theme of the Woodland Trust's annual competition was Against All Odds, with trees across the UK shortlisted for being impressive, beautiful and sometimes baffling examples of how nature can survive adversity.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Chutzpah, however, is sometimes all it takes to get this kind of baffling, brazen and potentially exploitative deal across the finish line.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet ProPublica’s analysis found a stark and baffling increase: Almost 200 women with the condition died from 2020 to 2025, compared with about 100 in the previous six years.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

As if being ripped nationwide for his travel plans wasn’t painful enough, McVay will also be skewered for a baffling decision on a third-quarter play that could have rescued the Rams but instead doomed them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The ecosystem on this lifeboat was decidedly baffling.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel