puzzlement

Example Sentences

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"I remember foreigners looking at me with puzzlement because it took me so long to come back with an answer on how old I was."

From Reuters

“Thank you so much for your support!” she wrote to celebrate her 1 million followers, drawing comments in Qatar reflecting a mix of admiration, outrage and puzzlement.

From Seattle Times

There was puzzlement, meantime, over China's last-minute decision to postpone its third-quarter economic growth numbers due to the week's Communist Party congress - with no new schedule for the key data release yet.

From Reuters

Like many Puerto Ricans, he expressed puzzlement at the pace of recovery and why it’s taking so long to release federal funds for these projects.

From Washington Post

Fraser soon faded from prominence to the puzzlement of some fans.

From Los Angeles Times