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
But that, perplexingly, is what “Infinite Storm” feels like: a harrowing, life-or-death story that has been drained of power to score melodramatic points that feel — however true — unearned.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
Interestingly and somewhat perplexingly, there are no Hanukkah or Kwanzaa books on the best-seller list at the moment.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 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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