bamboozle

As they learned, the Courbet affair was hardly the first time this handsome outsider was able to allegedly bamboozle savvy art buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 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

Spurred on by Berowne, “a man replete with mocks,” they double down on whimsy, dressing up for some reason as Russians to bamboozle their intendeds.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Her portrayal of Villanelle, a coolheaded Russian psychopath, not only made her bankable, it also delivered an accent that was convincing enough to bamboozle Suzie Miller, “Prima Facie’s” author.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

They are not trying to bamboozle us; that’s just the way they think.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Yet it’s a good time to revive a play about a ruthless leader who bamboozles the public while wreaking havoc on his government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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

We spoke without respect of BEN, BEN who was ploughed, or very nearly; Now BEN bamboozles jurymen, And makes his thousand guineas yearly.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 3, 1891 by Various

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

Defenders will be left bamboozled when Lionel Messi twists and turns past them in this swirl patterned away strip.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Young adults aren’t confused or bamboozled by the risks they’re taking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

He has a well-earned reputation among journalists as a perpetual skeptic, someone who refuses to be bamboozled by hype, cope, spin, and anything in between.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 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

“At worst, Sable was simply bamboozling the Regional Water Board to meet a critical deadline,” according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

This worked to an extent, especially in terms of bamboozling the media into misreporting what he actually said.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 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

But they had succeeded in playing a very simple trick, bamboozling the Mark commander, attacking his sentries and escaping by night.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams