Example Sentences

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To date, two unexpected characteristics — its shape and how fast it accelerated after passing the Sun — have mystified astronomers.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2023

EV and hybrid drivers in the Washington region have for years taken advantage of the end-run around the carpooling requirement to drive on HOV lanes, but the rules have mystified others.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

Since the Fed adopted that target in 2012, inflation has failed to consistently reach that high for reasons that have mystified the Fed and most economists.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2020

The most dramatic exchange in the Las Vegas debate turned on a phrase that might have mystified any viewers who hadn’t been following the Libertarian primary.

From The New Yorker • May 26, 2016

I daresay I wandered with a tell-tale restlessness of which the practical detachment might well have mystified those who hadn't suspicions.

From The Sacred Fount by James, Henry