daze
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"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
But even that miracle did little to distract him from the coming loss, and he spent the afternoon in a daze of sorrow.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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
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
It took me a moment to realize why the meal left me a little dazed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Back to Charlotte, North Carolina they'll go on Thursday; battered and dazed, uncertain of their future in this tournament, if they have one.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
He appears dazed and crouches back down before having a few choice words with the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
“Ah, sure, go on,” he said, waving us off in a dazed state of mind.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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
Her mind recovered from the dazing experiences of the last few hours.
From The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard
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