perplexed
Example Sentences
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As someone who believed that true love is worth fighting for, living by the words that nothing worth having comes easy, I felt perplexed.
From Los Angeles Times
We see the brothers standing in the center, unharmed; the flames reaching out to afflict everyone around them; and the observers on high looking perplexed.
Across the Capitol, Senate Republicans remain perplexed by how much their counterparts want to wade into the presidential campaign.
From Washington Post
Q: I am perplexed, as are my doctors.
From Seattle Times
The Russian army's abysmal performance has perplexed experts.
From Salon
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