seem puzzled

Frequency: 8.222.0 per million words

Used to suggest someone appears to be confused.

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Examples (10)

  • He began to seem puzzled by the complicated instructions.
  • When I asked him about his past, he seemed puzzled.
  • The students seemed puzzled by the teacher's sudden change of topic.
  • She seemed puzzled when I mentioned the missing file.
  • Despite his confident demeanor, he seemed puzzled by the simple question.
  • The detective seemed puzzled by the lack of clues at the crime scene.
  • They seemed puzzled by the unexpected result of the experiment.
  • Even after the explanation, the child seemed puzzled.
  • The normally articulate politician seemed puzzled by the reporter's question.
  • He seemed puzzled about why his application was rejected.