The cause of the accident has been a source of puzzlement.
The explanation only increased their puzzlement.
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His efforts are met with puzzlement by everyone but the children.—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 As such, anyone who took this type of interim role is going to be out of a job and possibly have something on their resume that will be a puzzlement.—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Closeups of her face in various states of puzzlement, affection, or frustration dazzle, and remove any doubt: Liu is a star.—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025 His quotes circulated widely, shared by bloggers and fans on social media with a bit of puzzlement and delight but with little follow-up or explanation.—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puzzlement
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