Example Sentences

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The U.S. economy is expected to grow by 1.8% this year, notwithstanding policy shifts that have flummoxed economists and business leaders.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Wondering which teams have flummoxed the oddsmakers the most?

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

The agency’s size, complexities, and politics have flummoxed even the most capable of leaders.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2018

Novelty or not, Yankovic is genuinely excited about moving into a new phase of his career, one that embraces the technological changes that have flummoxed many in the music business.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2017

Each workday, McCabe makes his way into the city’s center via South London, guiding his taxi through the streets that have flummoxed many a Knowledge boy attempting to call one of Mr. Hall’s runs.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2014