How to Use bewildered in a Sentence

bewildered

adjective
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  • From there, Wang cuts to a shot of the bewildered guests staring at him.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 July 2019
  • As Trout circled the bases, Cook walked around the mound, bewildered.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 12 July 2018
  • Which leaves them open-mouthed, bewildered, some of them.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Come to think of it, the Road & Track editors were a bit bewildered too.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The bewildered middle-schoolers walked up the bank, took their bikes and thanked him for the upgrades.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Then the electrons are gone again, leaving the bewildered ions still trying to catch up.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2018
  • This is a team-up that leaves me quite happily bewildered.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In the campaign video, the little girl wearing ponytails and Mary Janes looks bewildered.
    — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • When the sound ended, the audience seemed to be left bewildered by its absence.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Regardless, Paula is bored and broke (or bewildered and bereft?).
    — Rosa Brooks, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The video captured by the tourists shows the lion cub being thrown about five feet into the air, losing the lizard in its teeth, and walking away bewildered.
    — Richie Hertzberg, National Geographic, 30 May 2018
  • The woman who kicked her retreated, leaving the bewildered child sitting in the stroller alone.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Seconds later, one of them emerges with a tiny -- and bewildered -- kitten.
    — Aric Chokey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • It’s been down ever since, and it’s left venue owners angry and bewildered.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • This cult will be studied for decades to come, by people who may remain bewildered.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 June 2023
  • The doctors use a wooden swab to check the back of her throat with a flashlight, and greet her bored, bewildered children, before moving on.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 May 2020
  • Woe to the bewildered traveler who stands half-in and half-out, slack-jawed, wondering what to order.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2019
  • In a photo with his cake, Finn, wearing a birthday cap atop his head, adorably looked a little bewildered.
    — Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Yet Milkovisch himself seemed a bit bewildered—and proud—of the attention.
    — Biju Sukumaran, Chron, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The bewildered Swede protested in vain and finally called an American to the telephone to confirm the news.
    — Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The sudden free space created when your child leaves the nest can leave you feeling bewildered, like your life has lost its purpose.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Police closed off a large patch of lawn as bewildered parkgoers began to stream into the park.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • By this point, even Zidane could only muster a bewildered smirk, but there would be few smiles in that Real changing room at half time.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The Blazers left the Trojans (16-11) even more bewildered in the second half, allowing only two field goals in the third quarter and two free throws in the fourth quarter.
    — John O'Malley, Post-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2018
  • The Twins were mostly out of sorts against Sale, with bewildered players complaining to home plate umpire Jeff Nelson about the size of his strike zone.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 20 June 2018
  • Mariam had never attended any school and looked bewildered when the French agent told her to remove her head scarf.
    — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Step foot inside the West Loop location and it’s easy to feel bewildered, not to mention a little confused.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Every day or so the officers caught and removed a bewildered reporter new to the trial, a cautionary tale for the rest.
    — Chris Francescani, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Once reality set in, the media piled on the bewildered quarterback.
    — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
  • In the trailer, a bewildered Glover paces while wearing a robe and slippers, before ending up at a vacated post office, an apparent hotel, and convenient store.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 June 2024

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