flummox

Example Sentences

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Brooks, meanwhile, was so flummoxed, he missed 10 of 13 shots before being ejected in the first minute of the second half for swatting James in the groin.

From Los Angeles Times

But he is constantly flummoxed by the stinginess of some customers.

From New York Times

However, the moment left some flummoxed, with one viewer on Instagram asking, “What was with Pat at the end?”

From Los Angeles Times

Other scientists have issued papers saying it is unlikely the virus was engineered, leaving lawmakers flummoxed and hoping for more insight from the intelligence community.

From Washington Times

By then he had jettisoned his first name: The English, he discovered, were flummoxed by the guttural consonant of “Chaim” and pronounced his name “Shame” as often as not.

From New York Times