bamboozle

She didn’t bamboozle you if she earnestly thought this was what you wanted, too.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

As they learned, the Courbet affair was hardly the first time this handsome outsider was able to allegedly bamboozle savvy art buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Spurred on by Berowne, “a man replete with mocks,” they double down on whimsy, dressing up for some reason as Russians to bamboozle their intendeds.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

It's not just that they bamboozle people and they play these semantic games, either.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2022

Those of you who enjoy shooting laser beams at your friends for sport can bamboozle your opponents by crying out, “Here comes my Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation!” just before you fire.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

He bamboozles opponents so often with his mind, which allows his strong run game and silky left-hand passes to move the ball down the field easier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the process, I think that's what it is, the process bamboozles you.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2023

The sorcerer Prospero bamboozles his shipwrecked enemies with astonishing illusions.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022

Adil Rashid bamboozles Babar Azam with a googly as the Pakistan captain is stumped by Jos Buttler in the T20 series decider at Old Trafford.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2021

He bamboozles us into producing his play, then runs off and leaves us to sink or swim.

From The Light of the Star A Novel by Hamlin Garland

As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Novelties at Mayer am Nussberg that would have bamboozled Keller's ancestors include vegan food, alcohol-free wine -- of which Keller offers four sorts -- and self-service order touchscreens.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The gap between the two in qualifying in Monaco was a chasm at 0.394 seconds, and Russell said he was "a bit bamboozled".

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Young adults aren’t confused or bamboozled by the risks they’re taking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

“Did I invite you? Or was it more like I bamboozled you?”

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Now, it’s out of hibernation—and bamboozling hitters everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

“At worst, Sable was simply bamboozling the Regional Water Board to meet a critical deadline,” according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

This worked to an extent, especially in terms of bamboozling the media into misreporting what he actually said.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2024

Much of the criticism of Ms. Swift, meanwhile, seems tinged with condescension, suggesting that a 33-year-old female pop star is a gullible naïf, ripe for bamboozling by political operators.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

Whereon it, sophisticated piece of hardware that it was, chomped away in simulated contentment, bamboozling the other tenants of the building.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick