puzzled at
Frequency: 7.514.8 per million words
Indicates a specific event, action, or thing causing confusion.
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Examples (10)
- I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.
- She looked puzzled at the strange message appearing on her screen.
- The researchers were puzzled at the unexpected results of the experiment.
- He was deeply puzzled at her sudden and unexplained change of heart.
- They felt puzzled at the host's cold and distant reception.
- The detective remained puzzled at the complete lack of evidence at the crime scene.
- We were all puzzled at why the construction project was canceled so abruptly.
- She seemed genuinely puzzled at his angry reaction to the good news.
- The students were puzzled at the complex instructions given by the substitute teacher.
- I am still puzzled at how they managed to finish the entire task so quickly.