How to Use flustered in a Sentence

flustered

adjective
  • Emily was flustered and scared.
    — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
  • But this only made Kennedy more flustered.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Always one to come when called, this dog seemed frightened and flustered.
    — Rick Montgomery, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Means gave a brief, somewhat flustered speech that barely touched on farming.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • When that line is blurry, many leaders get overwhelmed and flustered.
    — Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Which made his flustered performance against the Chiefs all the more puzzling.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
  • If nothing else, Lilo & Stitch now lacks a flustered beefcake.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • Both performances leave their guests flustered yet impressed.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
  • These days though, the flustered festive shopper has much more to consider.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Sharon must have been too flustered to think clearly — surely burning the scrubs would have been a better method?
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, with an admission like that, Drew couldn't help, but get a little flustered.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Benet’s Lindsay Harzich wasn’t flustered, even with a trip to the state finals on the line.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Frost finally arrives looking a little flustered but fresh in a neat blue suit.
    — Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Colbert was flustered and adorable, and game enough to have the rapper back in 2023.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • Dad, who will speak before me, is standing at the computer, a little flustered.
    — Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
  • Opposing teams will try to get into his head to gain an advantage from the flustered safety.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Sydney is extra unsteady and flustered.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • The white officer who pulled us over listened to my flustered apology, looked at me, looked at my grandson.
    — David Grant, Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Caroline comes down all flustered, acting like Carolyn was about to feed her daughter to a lion.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That's a mix of frustrated and flustered, a part of Arkansas that remains in him coming through in one word.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2023
  • Rhea Seehorn was flustered and delightful.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Packing cubes can help organize your bag so nothing falls out and you’re not left flustered trying to rezip your bag after a thorough search.
    — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Yet, Les Bleues did not seem flustered by the rough treatment, hoping to capitalize on a set piece or two.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • When Lemon pressed for details about what was discussed, Musk seemed flustered and waited a few moments to respond.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Lewis had posted news of the recall on social media, provoking heated comments that left him flustered.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
  • If something embarrassing happens, try your best not to get flustered, Fields suggests.
    — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
  • At the time, a flustered Griffin blanched at the question and noted that her mother-in-law was in the studio audience.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The offense never established the run game and never was in sync, and Jackson looked flustered throughout.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Justin Herbert’s flustered spike in reaction to a delay-of-game penalty marked an odd but notable career first.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023

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