Example Sentences

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Maybe knowing so many people is behind his sweating, flustering, and giggling.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

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

He was pressured repeatedly as the Cardinals stole a page from previous Carolina opponents, flustering the former Heisman Trophy winner with a series of blitzes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

And that’s exactly what Jackson did with New England, first starring during scout-team repetitions, flustering at times even all-everything quarterback Tom Brady.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022

It evidently declined, without any symptom which could lead us to suspect his disease, unless indeed his brightened eyes, animated look, and flustering cheeks, made us dread consumption; but he was without pain or fear.

From The Last Man by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft