have been puzzling
- present perfect progressive of puzzle.
Example Sentences
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And theorists have been puzzling over the mirror images’ strange dark-matter-sculpted specifics for years.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
I did not have a chance to understand from him why my concern was an issue and have been puzzling about it ever since.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
College officials locally and nationally have been puzzling over the recent steep enrollment declines, most pronounced among men.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
I have been puzzling over a no less nostalgic quality I notice in my response to these clips that I don’t quite know how to place.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2022
It may have been puzzling to me, but it only took Mom about a second to make up her mind.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
