bewildering
Example Sentences
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Residents and officials were left grappling with a bewildering question: How did the fire become so deadly so quickly?
For many in Scotland, where culture, tradition and pride were intertwined with coal, steel and textiles, the pace of change was bewildering.
From BBC
Though Samartzis often talked with wonder about the way the Antarctic ice would “sing,” how dynamic and curious it always seemed, the roar he’d chronicled was terrifying, a bewildering testament to climate change’s ferocity.
From New York Times
In a message to students, Columbia University’s president said students from both countries face a “bewildering and uncertain road ahead.”
From Seattle Times
It's up to her to draw her own map in this wonderful, bewildering and often aggravating constellation of choice even though, as Sam reminds her, she can always move back home.
From Salon
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