Sentence examples for first flustered from inspiring English sources

When asked how he could have taken positions that have caused so much suffering, Greenspan appeared at first flustered, and then made a surprise announcement.

Serena Williams, seeded eighth, seemed flustered in the first set against Kerber but eventually began showing her trademark power, slugging winners to offset a flurry of unforced errors.

The Heat blocked seven shots in the first half and flustered the Knicks into 15 turnovers — six apiece by Stoudemire and Lin.

The Huskies (18-0) rebounded from a flustered first half to run away from the visiting Tar Heels (17-2) in front of a sellout crowd at Gampel Pavilion.

Ms. Taylor arrived first, a tad flustered by the temperature at Cafe Luxembourg ("God, it's hot in here. I can't even tolerate it. My mind will go blank in this heat"), but was quickly distracted by talk of her Outer Critics Circle nomination for "Ann".

After an easy first, Cueto appeared flustered by the crowd.

Wilde hesitated, then for the first time became flustered: "You sting me and insult me and try to unnerve me; and at times one says things flippantly when one ought to speak more seriously".

The second: I was flustered.

Roddick came over his shots and belted winners in a way he hadn't done in years before this tournament, upending the clearly flustered fifth-seed 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

For those of us who have watched Cousins mature from an easily flustered fourth-round pick into a veteran set to break the bank, this self-assuredness might be easy to overlook.

Not that she appeared flustered the first time Cobb raised the question.