bemused

Example Sentences

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Dupont reacted fastest, picking the ball up and strolling past the bemused La Rochelle pack to score.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

An artist sneaked an AI-generated print on to a gallery wall before bemused visitors alerted museum staff.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Body-cam footage released by the Parma Heights Police Department shows one bemused officer describing how the gourd just “took off” as he tried to grab it.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

If you’re befuddled or puzzled or plunged deep in thought, you’re bemused.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner