How do you use Baffling in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like knotty or problematic, plus the exact meaning.
Baffling in a sentence
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Baffling meaning
present participle and gerund of baffle
Synonyms of Baffling
Using Baffling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of baffle
- Useful related words include: knotty, problematic, problematical, tough.
- In the example corpus, baffling often appears in combinations such as: is baffling, baffling that, the baffling.
Context around Baffling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Baffling
- In this selection, "baffling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, throwing, diagonal, truly, road, setting and cascade stand out and add context to how "baffling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a baffling road rage and a little baffling because they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "baffling" sits close to words such as affirmation, ailment and alerting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with baffling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Perry’s involvement in all of this has been baffling. (10 words)
It’s a somewhat baffling anomaly that any fans need to check out. (13 words)
It’s stupid, but I get a kick out of baffling the kids. (13 words)
Context: O’Neal is Sean Lewis’ guy, the latest indication yet that CU’s title-only offensive coordinator is likely to follow Tim Brewster out the door, another victim of Pat Shurmur’s pencil-throwing baffling rise to power. (39 words)
The arguments against them circle around the increase in property taxes that will result if they pass. Such concerns are valid and understandable given the present-day economy and the baffling political world we live in today. (37 words)
On this journey, the Little Prince faces the baffling world of grown-ups, from a king who reigns over nothing to a businessman obsessively counting stars, from a mysterious snake to a wise and friendly fox. (36 words)
It is baffling how this country cannot rise up out of poverty, what’s the problem? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
A baffling road-rage incident in the vicinity of the Oakland Coliseum Wednesday night has left an unidentified 35-year-old woman shot and hospitalized, but in stable condition.
A Ledbury pub has hit back after receiving a “baffling” one-star review on Tripadvisor.
An establishing shot of the area showed a scenic river backed by mountains, and King, a proud Mainer, couldn’t help but call out the baffling setting.
As for Oshoala, her underwhelming performance in the colors of Nigeria is baffling and there many theories have been floated to explain it away.
By then Gonenne felt increasingly certain about what had caused the baffling cascade of events.
Context: O’Neal is Sean Lewis’ guy, the latest indication yet that CU’s title-only offensive coordinator is likely to follow Tim Brewster out the door, another victim of Pat Shurmur’s pencil-throwing baffling rise to power.
Dan Greenburg achieved fame with the 1964 publication of “How to Be a Jewish Mother,” a tongue-firmly-in-cheek assessment of the unique and often baffling qualities of a stereotypical Jewish mother.
For a narrow and steeply tapered bag, it’s easy to move in thanks to an ingenious diagonal baffling construction and stretch stitching.
I don’t run a movie studio, but I did find it baffling that started its limited run in mid-October and has now all but disappeared from cinemas.
It is baffling how this country cannot rise up out of poverty, what’s the problem?
It is baffling why the prince did not shed further light on this alleged incident.
It is really baffling that this ongoing kabuki theater of "NK is dangerous" is still making headlines.
It is truly baffling how one place could be voted the worst and then the best but like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it.
It's a little baffling because they all broadly came up in the industry together and working on these projects that kind of overlap on the circuit," explained director Sam Esmail.
It’s a somewhat baffling anomaly that any fans need to check out.
It’s stupid, but I get a kick out of baffling the kids.
Matt Ritchie at 34 has been used more than the teenager of late which must look baffling to outsiders.
On this journey, the Little Prince faces the baffling world of grown-ups, from a king who reigns over nothing to a businessman obsessively counting stars, from a mysterious snake to a wise and friendly fox.
Perry’s involvement in all of this has been baffling.
The arguments against them circle around the increase in property taxes that will result if they pass. Such concerns are valid and understandable given the present-day economy and the baffling political world we live in today.
Common combinations with baffling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is baffling 16×
- baffling that 13×
- the baffling 11×
- was baffling 11×
- baffling to 10×
- it baffling 9×
- baffling and 8×
- of baffling 6×
- as baffling 6×
- more baffling 6×