Example Sentences

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“What perplexes me is that despite the plant being known for its stinky smell, it also produces several sweet-smelling chemicals.”

From Salon • May 27, 2025

“It’s one of the questions that perplexes me.”

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2022

Still, the trajectory of the conflict perplexes him.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2022

This is the category that most perplexes analysts.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2021

Hence the various Purposes or Inclinations that alternately prevail, and the Uncertainty that perplexes us.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.