bemuse

Example Sentences

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Like a bemused victim of his footwork and his pace, nobody saw this coming.

From BBC

Meanwhile, one bemused Briton told local radio that the incident was a good metaphor for how Sunak could struggle to keep members of his own party, including his colorful predecessor, in line.

From Washington Post

In the novel, which is less the story of a midlife crisis than midlife stasis, he comes across mostly as amused or bemused.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, in the early going, she is mostly a bemused cipher.

From New York Times

She perches in reach of John Lennon, her bemused face oriented toward him like a plant growing to the light.

From New York Times