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daze

[deyz] / deɪz /




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At the final whistle, they slumped to the turf in a daze while a familiar Spanish party exploded around them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"In the initial phase, CENTCOM's focus was systematic targeting of Iranians' command-and-control infrastructure, naval forces, ballistic missile sites and intelligence infrastructure, designed to daze and confuse them," he said.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Blowing on both sides, he explained, should cause the golden eagle to fall from the skies in a sort of daze.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2025

SZA’s Alyssa is a bohemian who bops around in a daze with painted flowers on her car and stuffed animals on her shoes.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2025

I skipped breakfast and went to work in a daze.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Players would come off the course in veritable dazes.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2022

Moans and groans and the stench of diarrhea emanated from the so-called receptacles, the barracks set up for new arrivals; people wandered the grassy streets in fevered dazes.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2014

Skimming through the outsiders of World Cups past, few in their right minds or even their fuzziest dazes would have come up with Uruguay 1950, North Korea 1966, Northern Ireland 1982, Bulgaria 1994, Turkey 2002.

From The Guardian Jun. 6, 2010

That maybe this L.A. is another kind of beast—one that dazes you to death.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

But maybe The Angels is a different kind of beast—one that just dazes you to death.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

It took me a moment to realize why the meal left me a little dazed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“We were all dazed, our ears were ringing,” said José Hernán Flores, 51, captain of the Negra Francisca.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

The two dazed pilots jettisoned what was left of the canopy and jumped into the water, dodging the rotor blades, seconds before the helicopter sank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Led Zeppelin superstar Robert Plant left shoppers dazed and confused when he was spotted crate digging in the world's oldest record store.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

She was dazed by all the illness around her, and by her elders shouting at each other.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Harper collided with Moreno at home plate, dazing the catcher, but who remained in the game.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2023

Former Laker Ben McLemore swiped at the ball and elbowed James in the side of the head in the first quarter, dazing the Lakers’ star and sending him staggering into the front row.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2022

With one minute remaining in the final round, Diaz landed a straight left jab, dazing Edwards.

From New York Times Jun. 13, 2021

He flashed his gleaming smile, dazing her momentarily.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

It wos dry and a little bit dazing, this cram, and you won't think it's odd If yours truly got doosedly drowsy.

From Punch Among the Planets by Various




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