Example Sentences
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It felt a bit like being in a group therapy session in which you alone are the primary and discomfited focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
A discomfited Scheffler could not sustain his challenge and Xander Schauffele capitalised to land his first major.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
Easily discomfited when danced into corners from which the only escape is introspection.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
Greatly discomfited, the Helper turned to his partner, a wisp of a woman who seemed to be trying to hide behind her hair.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
