Example Sentences

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“This rigorous approach just hasn’t been taken with VSELs. I find the work mystifying and lacking in rigor,” he said.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Past crypto selloffs had clearer explanations, which made this one more mystifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Walker says she was still far from first in the boarding queue, and found the system a bit mystifying.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Rather, she prefers to be called a “ball of light” or “God’s helper,” mystifying phrases unburdened by the conventional stigmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

They’d made a few bucks, but it was still mystifying that Eisman had bought them, over everyone else’s objections.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis