is perplexing
- present progressive of perplex (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Some works are paradigmatic, some rather generic; the inclusion of others is perplexing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
Newby’s statement is perplexing, given his own experience in 2020, when he trailed on election night before ultimately defeating, by just 401 votes, his opponent, then–Chief Justice Cheri Beasley.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2025
The fact that Fangraphs and Sports Info Solutions consider Freeman a below-average defender is perplexing, but dig deeper into how those metrics are calculated, and some explanations begin to emerge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Artem says it is perplexing that he is the only Ukrainian soldier in Scotland.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023
It perhaps affords a clue to much that is perplexing in stellar behaviour.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
