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
She’d been in a mood for weeks, and now my new utensil organization system had pushed her grouchiness into a full-out fluster.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
"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
She teaches English, flusters the principal and flirts with a colleague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2020
When I erupt , my sonic boom flusters and splinters quiet .
From NATURAE by Dom
They are the well-oiled collection of busy little players who keep the ball like no one else—the side that measures every touch, weaves complex passing patterns and never, ever seems flustered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
If he looked flustered, he had just come from more than an hour batting in the nets.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Colbert was flustered, to say the least, during the interview afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
“You scared me to death,” she said, all flustered.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Maybe knowing so many people is behind his sweating, flustering, and giggling.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
In a 116-104 win against the Thunder, who fell to No. 2 in the Western Conference with the loss, the Lakers were dominant, flustering Oklahoma City for all bit the smallest stretches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 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
But the Cavaliers permitted just four points the rest of the way, flustering Providence into 1-for-18 shooting down the stretch.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
At this moment a loud, flustering, angry voice was heard calling from the stairs, and Richard leaped up as if he had been shot.
From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
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