bewilderment

Example Sentences

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The crushing response sent society into shock and mourning, in an atmosphere of silence, bewilderment, anger and uncertainty about the future.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

“To Americans who are watching this right now, and I don’t know, maybe you’re watching it with curiosity, bewilderment, horror, scorn or sympathy,” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

Elsewhere in the crowd, bewilderment laced with anger when families who had been informed that their loved ones would be released discovered they weren’t on the buses after all.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

At the end, there seemed to be bewilderment among the masses of Hampden, a dazed feeling about how to react to what they'd just witnessed.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Maxim smiled down at me, watching the bewilderment on my face.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier