Sentence examples similar to Puzzling retort from inspiring English sources

Puzzling limit.

Scalia, in a retort to Kagan's reply (this could go on all day!), professes to find it "puzzling" that the majority thought "the answer would be different if the sale involved consumer electronics instead of groceries".

This prompted Aldrich and Penn to issue a pointed retort in Lloyd's Evening Post: "We are greatly puzzled to find Mr. Parsons asserting that he hath been always willing to deliver up the child, when he refused a gentleman on Wednesday evening the 20th inst.

(Sounds puzzled).

Still puzzled?

Puzzle pieces?

"Puzzling!!!" THUD.

In hindsight, it calls to mind the noxious and sarcastic retort, "Sorry, not sorry". What a puzzle, give that Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer at Facebook, is no immature businesswoman.

Snappy retort?

This brought an instant retort.

Scaremongering, retort officials.