daze

"I've been in a daze ever since I saw the announcement. Until more information comes out, I need to be careful not to mess up my daily life from overthinking," wrote X user Yachi.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The explicit aim of this was to "daze and confuse" the Iranians, said Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a Monday briefing.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Within a few minutes, the caffeinated mayor and his entourage were off to their next stop, leaving the couple in a happy daze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

There were multiple people walking around the area in a daze.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025

Everything had happened so fast, it left Rowdy and me in a daze.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Players would come off the course in veritable dazes.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022

Moans and groans and the stench of diarrhea emanated from the so-called receptacles, the barracks set up for new arrivals; people wandered the grassy streets in fevered dazes.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2014

Skimming through the outsiders of World Cups past, few in their right minds or even their fuzziest dazes would have come up with Uruguay 1950, North Korea 1966, Northern Ireland 1982, Bulgaria 1994, Turkey 2002.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2010

But I never see a more experienced associate do this—first, because the customers are often annoyed to have their shopping dazes interrupted and, second, because we have far more pressing things to do.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

But maybe The Angels is a different kind of beast—one that just dazes you to death.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

It took me a moment to realize why the meal left me a little dazed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We were all dazed, our ears were ringing,” said José Hernán Flores, 51, captain of the Negra Francisca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

The two dazed pilots jettisoned what was left of the canopy and jumped into the water, dodging the rotor blades, seconds before the helicopter sank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

England looked dazed and at the end of days, as the clock went red, the ball went dead and the Stadio Olimpico lit up and leapt to its feet around them.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

The fairy queen looked dazed as her hands struggled to free herself from the genie’s grasp, yet she wasn’t putting as much energy into it as she had been.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Harper collided with Moreno at home plate, dazing the catcher, but who remained in the game.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

Former Laker Ben McLemore swiped at the ball and elbowed James in the side of the head in the first quarter, dazing the Lakers’ star and sending him staggering into the front row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

With one minute remaining in the final round, Diaz landed a straight left jab, dazing Edwards.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2021

He flashed his gleaming smile, dazing her momentarily.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Not any physical impact—no, something which was dazing but still immaterial.

From The Defiant Agents by Andre Norton