Wondering how to use Puzzled in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as nonplussed or perplexed.
Puzzled in a sentence
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Puzzled meaning
Confused or perplexed.
Synonyms of Puzzled
Using Puzzled
- The main meaning on this page is: Confused or perplexed.
- Useful related words include: at a loss, nonplused, nonplussed, perplexed.
- In the example corpus, puzzled often appears in combinations such as: puzzled by, was puzzled, were puzzled.
Context around Puzzled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 15 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Puzzled
- In this selection, "puzzled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, left, seemed, inquirers and archaeologists stand out and add context to how "puzzled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as have puzzled archaeologists and and bao is puzzled by this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "puzzled" sits close to words such as abd, affectionate and aiden, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with puzzled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I explained to puzzled inquirers what we were doing. (9 words)
The people known as have puzzled archaeologists and historians for centuries. (11 words)
Murong Bao is puzzled by this and starts searching for the truth. (12 words)
The exact location of the smaller picture top left has also puzzled a few people over the years – this was outside the original main doorway of All Saints Church on the north side, although traces are still to be seen. (40 words)
The head of one of New Brunswick's largest logging companies says he is puzzled at deep and retroactive discounts the province is proposing to make in its timber royalty charges to mill owners, eight months after raising them. (39 words)
However, forest officials and wildlife experts were also puzzled over the deaths of Tejas and Suraj and the monitoring team at KNP has been directed to check all the cheetahs, if the radio collar is affecting them. (37 words)
Archaeologists on Spain’s Gran Canaria island are puzzled: who were the six young men whose skeletons were found face-down, hands tied and covered with stones in a cliff-side cave? (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a brief anticlimactic skirmish, The Fantastic Four is puzzled, with Scratch claiming that in juggling them around in the air a bit he’s won.
After she walks away, Carrie is completely puzzled because she had no idea a rift even happened.
And down in Devon, firefighters were left puzzled after turning up to an emergency call and finding a car wedged precariously between two buildings.
Archaeologists on Spain’s Gran Canaria island are puzzled: who were the six young men whose skeletons were found face-down, hands tied and covered with stones in a cliff-side cave?
As the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship rumbles on, some fans might still be puzzled about the game's rules.
He said he was puzzled and didn’t know what he was supposed to tell teachers when they asked him why the commissioners were saying they had no money.
He was impressed by the quality and quantity of the submissions, but puzzled about how the community groups find time to be so efficiently responding to the never-ending calls for feedback on planning issues.
However, forest officials and wildlife experts were also puzzled over the deaths of Tejas and Suraj and the monitoring team at KNP has been directed to check all the cheetahs, if the radio collar is affecting them.
I am puzzled by the tiny blue tent in the corner which could only hold two people sitting down at most.
I explained to puzzled inquirers what we were doing.
Murong Bao is puzzled by this and starts searching for the truth.
Olesya Fomenko, the lead author of the study, said she is puzzled by the wide variation among the states.
Regular drivers along Myreside Road must be puzzled about the purpose of the new traffic lights near the South Suburban railway.
The exact location of the smaller picture top left has also puzzled a few people over the years – this was outside the original main doorway of All Saints Church on the north side, although traces are still to be seen.
The head of one of New Brunswick's largest logging companies says he is puzzled at deep and retroactive discounts the province is proposing to make in its timber royalty charges to mill owners, eight months after raising them.
The people known as have puzzled archaeologists and historians for centuries.
The UConn coach seemed puzzled at the question since he did not think his team did anything wrong, so his frustration with the officiating grew as he began the interview.
They were variously critical, praising, humorous or puzzled, but always delighted to find bigger patterns among facts and ideas.
This has left the authorities in the USA both puzzled and annoyed, as their efforts to impose international sanctions are being ignored largely in London.
When he seems puzzled about something, the journey often takes unexpected turns.
Common combinations with puzzled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- puzzled by 38×
- was puzzled 19×
- were puzzled 12×
- puzzled as 11×
- puzzled and 10×
- puzzled over 10×
- is puzzled 9×
- puzzled about 7×
- are puzzled 6×
- left puzzled 5×