perplexing

Example Sentences

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“The Bride!” is surprising and strange, perplexing and aggravating.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

However, it has been “a little perplexing why stocks have sold off the way they have” for the most recent round of IPOs, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Now, facing irrelevance and the perplexing 1960s, she falters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

It has been a perplexing and dramatic downturn in form - if not fortune.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The timing of all these hotel stays was perplexing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson