Sentence examples for somewhat puzzled from inspiring English sources

"I am French," Sarkozy replied, looking somewhat puzzled.

We were somewhat puzzled by Dr. Bichlbauer's participation at the conference...

"Even rock stars want conservative, traditional houses," she said, somewhat puzzled.

"Storm Dream looks sound," Johnson said, somewhat puzzled, "and it didn't look like she bled".

Rolandas Krisciunas, a deputy finance minister, says his country will be "somewhat puzzled" by a negative ruling.

He responded with a flat "Huh," dropped his shoulders, and stared at me, looking genuinely concerned and somewhat puzzled.

No one notices except the slightly puzzled young man.

But everyone is looking on with a slightly puzzled expression.

"Puzzled" puzzles her; she is puzzled by "puzzled".

The theme of a puzzled yet irremediable and somewhat satisfactory isolation continues to preside in "Coming" ("I, whose childhood / Is a forgotten boredom") and in "Reasons for Attendance" and "Dry-Point," both about drawing back from sex.

The late start to the campaign season has left many puzzled, but that tardiness is somewhat built into the system.