fluster
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The defending champion is part of a seven-way tie for the first-round lead after plotting a three-under round of 67 which encapsulated his ability to play with relentless diligence and barely a flicker of fluster.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
I always told myself I wouldn’t let Harry fluster me.
From Slate ● May 27, 2023
Throughout the attempts, I was also struck that nothing seemed to fluster the AI.
From Scientific American ● May 25, 2023
The Terrapins were on their heels in the second quarter, when Notre Dame used a 13-0 run to take a 27-19 lead as its zone seemed to fluster Maryland.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023
Yawning and stretching, I looked down at the pond that had been the source of such fire and fluster the previous night.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
"Nothing ever flusters Finn," says Scotland team-mate Kyle Steyn.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Not even her obliteration of such sacred territory as replacing Paul's traditional family tree with a bigger one flusters him, even though he didn't ask.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022
If Geno Smith can continue his hot start and the defense flusters Trey Lance like the Bears did last week, it’s a game they could win.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Faction flusters, Cant appeals In the name of sham-humanity.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
Crews started the gig when he was still starring as a flustered cop on the acclaimed sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
But he got noticeably flustered when asked about his relationship with Shivon Zilis.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
And it’s Cooper Hoffman, in a performance as flustered as his impresario in “Licorice Pizza” was confident, who commands the movie, topping from the bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Mrs. Wigginbottom became flustered by the attention her stew was getting, and she lumbered off to the kitchen saying she was after more cabbage and bread.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Maybe knowing so many people is behind his sweating, flustering, and giggling.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
The Timberwolves won 120-95 on their home court in Game 1 by flustering Booker into a 5-for-16 shooting performance.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Even now I couldn’t tell what Harry wanted from me, or whether flustering me was just part of his fun.
From Slate ● May 27, 2023
The Chargers lost to the Broncos 28-13 on an afternoon that had been a closely contested, sometimes flustering, often confounding affair — until they crumbled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
Mrs. van Geist came flustering out to the carriage.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson
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