How to Use nonplussed in a Sentence

nonplussed

adjective
  • Brith stares, dazed, nonplussed.
    — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Wole looked nonplussed but said goodbye to those around him.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Fox seemed nonplussed to be at the beginning of a process that could end in a life sentence.
    — Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Not that everyone seems nonplussed.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Many consumers remain confused and somewhat nonplussed with the brand.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • So much so that Young is nonplussed about her innermost thoughts blasting from the radio.
    — Mike Wass, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
  • And in this more enlightened time, Gellar is nonplussed at the thought of aging.
    — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But the urgency of that phrase is belied by his croaky, nonplussed delivery.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2023
  • That nonplussed energy that is actually, in fact, very much plussed.
    — Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Nikola Jokić, on the other hand… …seemed almost too nonplussed for a guy who just won the title.
    — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
  • But Wei-Chen — the son of a deity, and secretly new to human life — is nonplussed.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Dudamel never looks nonplussed.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Dudamel never looks nonplussed.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Then Benoit Blanc arrives, and Miles seems genuinely nonplussed to see him.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The kids are nonplussed, with the novelty of silly voices wearing off after a few stories.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Gretchen, however, seems nonplussed.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • No reason for fans not to be a bit nonplussed by the signing of Dylan Bahamboula.
    — James Reade, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Madison got her own pole at home for dance practice—installed by her somewhat nonplussed, but very supportive father.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Logan asks a nonplussed employee at one point, before answering his own question.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But no one seeing an Ashland house for sale during a Saturday open house could remain nonplussed.
    — oregonlive, 29 May 2021
  • Swift seemingly didn't react, sipping her drink and appearing nonplussed.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Crosby often comes off as nonplussed after moving up the NHL scoring charts.
    — Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Yep, see how absolutely knackered and completely nonplussed the players are from a totally new angle.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The former Miami Heat player gave his wife a kiss as their daughter, Kaavia, looked on with her trademark nonplussed expression.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Brian Szasz, stepson of passenger Hamish Harding, on the other hand, was nonplussed.
    — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 July 2023
  • In a brief phone interview, a worker at Unique Bite Eatery in Indio appeared nonplussed and said there was no damage at the restaurant.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Notably, Christoph Waltz appears as a maddeningly nonplussed priest tasked with hunting the titular vampire.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Baby Yesenia isn’t the first to be born in the medical center’s parking garage, Andres and Cooper noted, nonplussed.
    — Kara Nelson, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
  • And last year, the Russians demonstrated a humanoid military robot to a seemingly nonplussed Vladimir Putin.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
  • Pinkett Smith looked nonplussed, apparently prompting Smith, who initially laughed at the joke, to snap, as attendees looked on in disbelief.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2022

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