become puzzled

Frequency: 6.811.4 per million words

To enter a state of confusion; often a gradual process.

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Examples (10)

  • As the investigation continued, the detectives began to become increasingly puzzled by the lack of evidence.
  • She watched the magician perform his tricks, starting to become puzzled by how he managed them.
  • The students became puzzled when the teacher presented a problem with no clear solution.
  • He tried to explain the complex theory, but his audience became visibly puzzled.
  • The more I read the instructions, the more I became puzzled about what to do next.
  • After hours of searching, they became puzzled by the disappearance of the artifact.
  • The scientist became puzzled when the experimental results did not match the hypothesis.
  • As the conversation went on, I could see him become puzzled by my unusual questions.
  • The audience became puzzled when the plot of the play took an unexpected turn.
  • The child became puzzled when his toy stopped working without any apparent reason.