bewildering
Example Sentences
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The source of his bewildering restraint becomes a mystery concealed on every page.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
One of the more bewildering primary results of the year came this week in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, a swing seat currently represented by Democratic freshman Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
At one point, amid the bewildering turmoil, one of the Politburo members simply shakes his head and says: “I’ve had nightmares that made more sense than this.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
While border officials contact authorities nationwide to verify the identity of those who don't have any form of ID, the process for newly arrived Afghans can be bewildering.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
We’d left Georgia at the height of a peach-blossom summer and now stood in a bewildering dry, red fog that seemed like no particular season you could put your finger on.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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