fluster
Example Sentences
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Every time, he managed to fluster me anyway.
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
In a game where the Bruins’ sturdy backbone came together to fluster and flummox a disciplined Gaels team in a 72-56 victory, that backbone crumpled.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2022
The fluster that I felt back in the station has developed into irritation here on the train, now that I can’t so easily walk away.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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