Example Sentences

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Symbolism overshadows characterization, or any sense of motive for that matter, nevertheless “Roh” succeeds as a spine-tingling baffler, hitting at nerves we can’t quite articulate but feel all the same.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Wonder Woman, with her 180 languages and her near-telepathic insights, would stand more chance of unpicking this baffler than Superman or Batman.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2017

Azinger used a baffler - what today would be a version of a hybrid - and smashed it out of the rough, over the water and into the bunker.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2012

Just how Mercury was formed is another baffler.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2012

Therefore, even if an engineer felt inclined to remove the baffler he would be most liable to regret taking such a step.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)