be perplexed
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Fans of the film might be perplexed by the narrative’s reframing around Lydia, since the role onscreen, played by Winona Ryder, was more of a supporting part with a quirky curiosity about death.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Beauty is nice, elegance has its place, but sometimes I go to museums to be perplexed: to agree and disagree, to argue and reassess, to leave even less certain than I was before.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
Presidential scholars of the future will also be perplexed by the ordering of these photos.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Nevertheless, neither should you be perplexed by a gnawing desire for a second season you may harbor.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2019
In such a strait the wisest may well be perplexed and the boldest staggered.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John