perplexingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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His Waynesburg pitching coach, Perry Cunningham, was frequently frustrated with what he thought was Miller’s unwillingness to put in the necessary work in the weight room to improve his strength and perplexingly poor stamina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
While intended to capture the sun-soaked sleaze of a B-movie noir, “Honey Don’t!” is a perplexingly plotted whodunit that delivers the “who” but none of the “why.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
More perplexingly, why is that sense of urgent immediacy so rare in this play?
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The logistics of the rebellion are left perplexingly vague; Franco, whether sowing ambiguity or telegraphing his disinterest, avoids placing his working-class protesters front and center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2021
In countries with a very cold winter, two decidedly non-Christian elements tended to be intermingled, somewhat perplexingly, with the carol form.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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