bamboozle
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He used multiple running backs and unpredictable blocking patterns to bamboozle opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
She didn’t bamboozle you if she earnestly thought this was what you wanted, too.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sarah Ferguson pulled a pint in the Rovers Return Inn and said she would have to "bamboozle" producers to get a part.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
Hitler ran a regime that engaged in elaborate charades to bamboozle sympathetic and influential foreigners about the nature of the Nazi state.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024
Those of you who enjoy shooting laser beams at your friends for sport can bamboozle your opponents by crying out, “Here comes my Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation!” just before you fire.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
He bamboozles opponents so often with his mind, which allows his strong run game and silky left-hand passes to move the ball down the field easier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
In the process, I think that's what it is, the process bamboozles you.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2023
The sorcerer Prospero bamboozles his shipwrecked enemies with astonishing illusions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
Adil Rashid bamboozles Babar Azam with a googly as the Pakistan captain is stumped by Jos Buttler in the T20 series decider at Old Trafford.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2021
He bamboozles us into producing his play, then runs off and leaves us to sink or swim.
From The Light of the Star A Novel by Hamlin Garland
As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Novelties at Mayer am Nussberg that would have bamboozled Keller's ancestors include vegan food, alcohol-free wine -- of which Keller offers four sorts -- and self-service order touchscreens.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The majestic Jasprit Bumrah bamboozled the lower order to finish with 4-15 as New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Young adults aren’t confused or bamboozled by the risks they’re taking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
I had him so bamboozled he didn’t know which way was up.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
Now, the pitch that ruled the 1980s is out of hibernation—and bamboozling hitters everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
This worked to an extent, especially in terms of bamboozling the media into misreporting what he actually said.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2024
Given the momentum Rangers had going into it, the one-sided nature was bamboozling.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
“He is bamboozling the reformers and the Western press by using all the ringing words we like to hear,” Mr. Safire wrote.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
Whereon it, sophisticated piece of hardware that it was, chomped away in simulated contentment, bamboozling the other tenants of the building.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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