PERPLEXING in a Sentence
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141 example sentences for PERPLEXING, such as:
1. The student looked at him, perplexed.
2. The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
3. I finally managed to disentangle myself from perplexity.
4. The most perplexing question was where to find a teacher.
5. The professor is never at a nonplus, and never perplexed by a problem.
2. The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
3. I finally managed to disentangle myself from perplexity.
4. The most perplexing question was where to find a teacher.
5. The professor is never at a nonplus, and never perplexed by a problem.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of PERPLEXING
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perplexing
a. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
Classic Sentence: (133 in 9 pages)
1 Once in her possession there arose the perplexing problem of finding a trustworthy man to put in charge of it.
2 To Lily this attitude was the most ominous, because the most perplexing, element in the situation.
3 He seemed to find this case very perplexing, and said if it had not been for grandfather he would have sworn out a warrant against Krajiek.
4 A full hour before the party reached the city they had begun to note the perplexing changes in the atmosphere.
5 Such an elaborately developed, perplexing, exciting dream was certainly never dreamed by a girl in Eustacia's situation before.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 3 How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 3 How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream
6 Holmes was silent and buried in thought with a pained expression upon his face, as one who finds himself in a perplexing position.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
Context Highlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
7 The most perplexing and least successful part of the Bureau's work lay in the exercise of its judicial functions.
8 The most perplexing question was where to find a teacher.
9 In vain did Franz endeavor to forget the many perplexing thoughts which assailed him; in vain did he court the refreshment of sleep.
10 "Yes, they are splendid, splendid youngsters," chimed in the count, who always solved questions that seemed to him perplexing by deciding that everything was splendid.
11 All these experiments, orders, and systems were bound to attract and perplex the government and the nation.
12 Nor does the paradox and danger of this situation fail to interest and perplex the best conscience of the South.
13 I used to draw a comparison between him and Hindley Earnshaw, and perplex myself to explain satisfactorily why their conduct was so opposite in similar circumstances.
14 If my time had run out, it would have left me still at the height of my perplexities, I dare say.
15 He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very gray hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
Example Sentence:
1 In an ancillary capacity, Doctor Watson was helpful; however, Holmes could not trust the good doctor to solve a perplexing case on his own.
2 This paper will be perplexing to someone who knew nothing about its topic.
3 You puzzle me, Jane: your look and tone of sorrowful audacity perplex and pain me.
4 The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
5 The professor is never at a nonplus, and never perplexed by a problem.
6 The student looked at him, perplexed.
7 He sprang to his feet and shouted -- "I done it!" The school stared in perplexity at this incredible folly.
8 I finally managed to disentangle myself from perplexity.