Example Sentences

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The barrage of ads about the two measures appears to have befuddled and annoyed voters.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Rules that require people to wear masks when they walk to the door or the restroom, but not at the table, have befuddled some diners as inconsistent and unscientific.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2022

“His fanciful hypotheticals during oral argument have befuddled counsel and colleagues alike,” the chief justice said.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. called him a “tireless and powerful advocate for the rule of law” and noted that his “fanciful hypotheticals during oral argument have befuddled counsel and colleagues alike.”

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2022

You have befuddled your brain with such big words as truth and proof; but don't go on your nerves about it.

From The Brentons by Dexter, Wilson C.