How to Use perplex in a Sentence
perplex
verb
- Questions about the meaning of life have always perplexed humankind.
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At the time, Schindler was perplexed and a little stunned.
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Georgann Yara,
azcentral,
5 Jan. 2020
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As the years went on and no follow-up seemed to be on the horizon, many fans were perplexed.
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Josh Rottenberg,
latimes.com,
26 Apr. 2018
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The greens at Quail Hollow have perplexed Woods all week.
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Steve Reed,
chicagotribune.com,
5 May 2018
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But as to why this is the case, Bloom and his fellow researchers are perplexed.
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Byjane Thier,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2023
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Most humans would stand there perplexed with what to do.
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IEEE Spectrum,
10 Apr. 2023
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The first thing that tends to perplex most parents is our sleep schedule.
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cleveland,
2 May 2020
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The Spurs’ success on the road continues to perplex them.
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Tom Orsborn,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2021
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The checkout girl, a sweet-faced kid with a wedding ring and lacquered black hair, was perplexed.
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Chris Rush,
Harper's magazine,
19 Aug. 2019
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She is perplexed that her team’s work might serve as a model for other cities.
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Priya Krishna,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2023
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Pollard said the girls at the starting line were perplexed by all the cheering before their race.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2023
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Otherwise, the choice to have Levine strip and sing songs no one has cared about for 15 years was perplexing.
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oregonlive,
22 Jan. 2020
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The method of the contagion has been perplexing to experts.
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Victor Davis Hanson,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2020
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That’s a question that tends to perplex people who write about TV for a living.
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Time,
10 Nov. 2022
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But fans were perplexed when the number eight was left out of the squad altogether in Sheffield.
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SI.com,
2 Oct. 2019
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Americans are right to look at this last-minute chaos and be perplexed and upset.
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James Pindell,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 May 2023
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If Chidi’s face is perplexed, maybe Janet would sort of mirror that.
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Laura Bradley,
HWD,
4 June 2018
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On Day 2, I was perplexed with the players Ryan Poles picked given the current roster and need for starters.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2023
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Randle and her friends are not the only ones perplexed by the piano’s origins.
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Cari Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2023
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Perhaps most perplexed by the ouster: Mr. Thomas himself.
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Samuel Rubenfeld,
WSJ,
31 Jan. 2019
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But he has been perplexed by the Stadium Course, just like so many others.
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Doug Ferguson,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 May 2018
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As the pain worsened the next day, Kylei started to walk on her toes, perplexing Brown somewhat.
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Indianapolis Star,
26 June 2019
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That’s a 44-point difference for those perplexed by math.
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Stephen Schroats,
star-telegram,
17 Mar. 2018
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How the two teams managed to confuse Jones for Dragic in a deal is perplexing.
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Allen Kim,
CNN,
1 July 2019
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But something has been lost in the fiendish goal of perplexing the bakers—and the audience—in the service of TV drama.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2019
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Given the children’s high lead readings, the health department was at first perplexed by the lack of lead found in their home.
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Rachel Kurzius,
Washington Post,
11 Jan. 2024
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On Tuesday, visitors at the zoo were perplexed as to why someone would do such a thing.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
2 Oct. 2019
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Jendoubi told me that he’d been perplexed by the flurry of slander that followed the war-crimes report.
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David D. Kirkpatrick,
The New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2023
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Honestly, Bruce perplexes many of us at many moments, and this was one of them.
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EW.com,
13 June 2024
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So when news broke last fall that Ye and Ty were dropping an album together, many fans were perplexed.
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Damien Scott,
Billboard,
20 June 2024
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