Sentence examples for asked confused from inspiring English sources

The phrase "asked confused" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey that someone asked a question while feeling confused, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "She asked confused about the instructions, unsure of what to do next."
Alternatives: "inquired with confusion" or "asked in a confused manner."

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With Memphis?" Karl asked, confused.

"In my services?" Morgan asked, confused.

"Is he alive?" I asked, confused by the remaining tube.

'You've moved our servers where?" I asked, confused as to what was going on.

"Fish guts?" I asked, confused.

So while at Harvard one day I barged into Christensen's office unannounced (he asked, confused, if I was there for a job interview).

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"DO YOU MEAN…" it would ask, confused by my address, and then would offer some suggestions — perhaps I meant the Goodyear tire store in Poughkeepsie, or a small museum near Danbury, or a bad restaurant many miles away from me, in a neighboring state.

"What?" She remembers asking, confused.

"What war was that?" Eleanor asks, confused.

"Is that true for everyone?" I ask, confused.

"So what are his policies?" asks confused Old Dude.

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