How to Use baffled in a Sentence

baffled

adjective
  • Many are somewhat baffled or turned off by the ale.
    — Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • And my parents are even baffled.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Why cells grow to just the right size has long baffled scientists.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • One of the best examples of that is phantom limb pain, which for a long time baffled people.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Mom asked, completely baffled now.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The driver delivered the shocking news that left them baffled.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone looks pretty baffled at what Mwepu Ilunga has done, not least his team-mates.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • But some children—Hazel, Evan, and, of course, Jude—baffled Lilian.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The Young Man had never been more confused, conflicted, baffled.
    — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Looking aghast, Kylie couldn’t help but go silent with a baffled expression for several seconds.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Not outraged but baffled, curious Kaho tries to find out his hidden message.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Naturally, Owens made an appointment with her dentist, who was just as baffled.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
  • But your mother remains utterly baffled.
    — Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • What’s more, the legislation has no clear path to getting a vote on the House floor, which has left some of its backers even more baffled by the pushback.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The world welterweight champion from San Antonio is as baffled as anyone.
    — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Despite Banks’ enthusiasm, commenters were left baffled.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The admission prompted baffled comments from a veteran federal judge.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Glaser, no doubt like many viewers, seemed a little baffled when the Swift songs dried up, and Idol had to pad out the rest of the episode with songs themed around California.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Thousands of commenters responded with laughter, surprise, and sympathy for the dog’s baffled expression.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The clear stance that the club has spent every available penny of their PSR allowance left many baffled, but the club’s accounts over the coming years will reveal all.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • During the latest hearing in the case, Young repeatedly seemed baffled that the country’s top leaders would attempt to implement such a policy.
    — Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The arrests mark a dramatic turn in a case that baffled investigators for more than a decade and left Graham's family searching for answers as her body remained missing.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Sooners’ uncanny postseason successes leave many baffled.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • For 166 years, documents found with this sailor’s remains baffled researchers — until genetics provided an answer.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Spotted hyenas long baffled naturalists.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Matthew and Marilla’s baffled responses to Anne’s ceaseless questions weren’t merely described; they were delivered, accents and all.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025
  • The notes — about 30 rows of capital letters, numbers, dashes and parentheses broken into sections — baffled investigators.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Emotional rollercoasters for baffled European allies.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Continue reading … YOUTH CHAOS – Sports reporter ambushed on air as bizarre teen trend leaves adults baffled.
    — FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Scientist can’t be blamed for not recognizing the fleshy glob, because Relicanthus daphneae baffled experts for decades, the American Museum of Natural History reports.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026

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