perplexes
- present tense form of perplex (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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However, what often perplexes people are the symptoms that mimic allergies, such as wheezing, headaches and skin flushing.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024
“It’s one of the questions that perplexes me.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2022
As for the current disparity in white NFL coaches compared to minorities, it still perplexes Holcomb.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
So, if you are a white person and someone calls you racist, and the charge perplexes you, what should you do?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2019
It perplexes you if you begin to think about it, and the more you think, the more it perplexes you, and, consequently, the stronger the hold it seizes on you.
From A Romance of Wastdale by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
