daze

"I've been in a daze ever since I saw the announcement. Until more information comes out, I need to be careful not to mess up my daily life from overthinking," wrote X user Yachi.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

I drove through the neighborhoods in a daze, bewildered by what I saw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

Within a few minutes, the caffeinated mayor and his entourage were off to their next stop, leaving the couple in a happy daze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

The pair drove home in a daze, Andrew putting I Will Survive on the car's radio.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025

In a daze, I walk slowly back to the house, barely noticing that I’m being struck by tiny chunks of ice.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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

But I never see a more experienced associate do this—first, because the customers are often annoyed to have their shopping dazes interrupted and, second, because we have far more pressing things to do.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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

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

Still dazed from the emotional hangover, the Lakers lost their next two games.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Kieran Trippier was the only player to visibly recoil before the substitute grabbed the ball and beckoned his dazed team-mates forward in an attempt to quickly get the game back under way.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

He followed his initial hearing three days later by video link, appearing dazed and frail and barely speaking.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

She unrolled the bandage and held out her arm as Ivan stood stock-straight next to a hay pile, looking dazed.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

With joy themselves they yielded quite, With singing and God-praising: The sophists had small appetite For these new things so dazing Which God was thus revealing.

From Rampolli by MacDonald, George