puzzlement

Example Sentences

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“It engaged my total attention,” Dr. Farr said years later, recalling her desperate puzzlement over Dickinson’s description of the morning shadows retreating over the hills.

From Washington Post

I must admit I shared her initial puzzlement, but for other reasons.

From Los Angeles Times

Osaka’s stance has drawn both support and puzzlement from fellow athletes, journalists and sports fans alike.

From Washington Post

Mike Feuer, vowed not to prosecute thousands of peaceful demonstrators who police cited for curfew violations or other minor violations, Beverly Hills officials pressed ahead with cases to the puzzlement of civil liberties advocates.

From Los Angeles Times

This previously unknown and decidedly uncuddly grandmother is at first a puzzlement for David, but they soon bond over planting the Korean herb minari — a delicacy that Soonja enthuses is “for everyone.”

From Seattle Times