He looked around the room blankly, an expression of befuddlement on his face. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Ghosts] Reference
(Cue blank stare and squinty look of befuddlement.). From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luz: Blankfein Plays Dumb, But Did Tourre Just Sink Wall Street?] Reference
Dalton opened his hands in a gesture of befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Soul of the Fire]
His mouth parted and he uttered a sound of befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [A Corpse is a Corpse]
I sighed and experienced one more new feeling, befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [DarklyDreamingDexter]
STRICKLAND: Is a befuddlement to the state's emission system. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2007] Reference
And it was just like national befuddlement for, like, an hour. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2004] Reference
She looked down at herself in total amazement and befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [The Lake House]
This befuddlement will forever taint the city in your small mind. From Wordnik.com. [Elinor Lipman provides a guide to author anxieties.] Reference
Another risk of global warming: befuddlement before the wine list. From Wordnik.com. [Isabel Cowles: Sustainable Lessons from the Vineyard] Reference
Her mother-in-law would stand in befuddlement while holding a fruitcake. From Wordnik.com. [Route Four] Reference
An hour-long interview about basic INS issues produced sheer befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [This Dog Won't Hunt] Reference
My question expressed my befuddlement, not my failure to hear or comprehend. From Wordnik.com. [Warning Signs]
Just politeness, punctuated by awkward smiles of befuddlement and confusion. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Rosenberg: Help Wanted: Surrogates for Barack Obama Who Can Throw a Punch] Reference
Tried it myself expecting hilarity to ensue, but my response was befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [WWWTWITTER.com: Best Website Ever] Reference
Their befuddlement was reasonable: they had essentially no science to work with. From Wordnik.com. ['Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others'] Reference
Though Mr. Högner replies in German, Mr. Rees can sense the man's befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Practice, Practice] Reference
Obama then expressed befuddlement and struck an apologetic and conciliatory note. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Shrake: McCain's Sandbag: Revenge on Obama, Served Cold?] Reference
Giuliani himself was wavering between somber befuddlement and moments of euphoria. From Wordnik.com. [Sex And The City] Reference
She followed up a poor initial decision (partnering with Compaq) with pure befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Key McCain Adviser Admits Palin Not Qualified To Run Major Company] Reference
Sadly, those brain cells do go, and "senior moments" of befuddlement are more than a joke. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Scheer: No Country for Old Men] Reference
My befuddlement set in, rather, when Marcus introduced and identified himself to the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Dawkins: Lloyd Marcus, the Tea Party Anthem, and Race in America] Reference
Several times during the hour he turned to me in surprise, shaking his head at his befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Loving My Neighbor Can Be Hard Work] Reference
He carried a tray with two glasses of orange juice on it and a look of befuddlement on his face. From Wordnik.com. [Annie, Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max]
He never raised his voice, nor spoke in a tone that indicated anything other than genteel befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness of the Light] Reference
With growing discouragement, with growing befuddlement, he crossed the street and walked back toward Forty-third. From Wordnik.com. [The Beautiful and Damned] Reference
And yet come June, to my befuddlement, many of our neighbors shutter their homes and flee to other summer hot spots. From Wordnik.com. [There’s No Place Like Home] Reference
Dem strategy is still two parts hackneyed sloganeering and one part befuddlement over the stifling of their message. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Daou: THE (Broken) TRIANGLE: Progressive Bloggers in the Wilderness] Reference
This frame of mind seems to make politics both a befuddlement and a great challenge for the businessman in Mr. Romney. From Wordnik.com. [Consultant in Chief] Reference
But his age, befuddlement with the facts, his short fuse and his lack of any reasonable policies were peeled back by Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Milbank: McCain-Palin's Attacks On Media Have Spawned Unprecedented Crowd Hostility Toward Press] Reference
Terrible, tedious unconsciousness dripped away like a draining sinus and I sat on the edge of the bed in bleary befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [DarklyDreamingDexter]
When the news was finally broken to the kids about the epochal event, the scene was a mixture of jubilation and befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Brown: What It's Like When President Obama Signs the Landmark "Serve America" Bill at Your School (My Day Today!)] Reference
Mr. Quick guides the reader through the mounting tension -- a braiding of hope, illusion, befuddlement and newly discovered truths. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Linings Playbook] Reference
The word bounced down the caravan's length to Hearst wagon, and Angelo's bellow sent it on, while Jeremy stared ahead in befuddlement. From Wordnik.com. [Destiny's Road]
She just looked at me as if I had just told her that I hang out with Mr. Miagi in my spare time, befuddlement written across her face. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
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