Example Sentences

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Great, deep year, also one that I think will puzzle movie lovers years from now.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

That is not how it's supposed to work and will puzzle not only investors but also the central banks who hinge critical policy decisions on those very expectations.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2021

For 15 minutes, third- through 12th-graders in the Northern Virginia district of 16,000 will puzzle over 11 statements, every one describing a negative emotion “happening because of the coronavirus illness.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2020

For another, it contains some references so obscure that they will puzzle even the most knowledgeable fan.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2019

It will puzzle the Germans when they examine the wreckage.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein