How to Use daze in a Sentence
daze
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When the Knicks won, Berns was dazed.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
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Tavares was nowhere near the puck and appeared to be dazed on the play.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Fatu was dazed and Reigns speared him through the table.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
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She was dazed, covered in dust and had blood streaming down her face.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
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Alfaro dropped to the dirt and was dazed before walking off the field.
—Matt Breen, Philly.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Wick was breathing, but still groggy and dazed from the near drowning.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
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Statlander was dazed and confused when Thekla nailed her with a nasty stomp.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
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The man managed to grab it by the tail and whip it onto the ground, dazing it.
—Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 24 July 2017
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One young girl, wearing a ribbon and bow in her hair, wandered the scene dazed.
—Murtada Faraj, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2017
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Luke makes it to the stage and ascertains that his wife is still alive, though gasping and dazed.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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Evergreen daze The Mariners were not kind to their old friend.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023
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Survivors were walking through town, dazed, with their skin dangling from their backs or arms or scalps.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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Videos showed people being beaten on the floor and left bloodied and dazed.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 24 July 2019
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Ferrell was dazed but stayed on his feet and left the field walking under his own power.
—Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2017
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Largemouths are worn out from spawning and are often docile and downright dazed.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
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Some of the animals suffer seizures and tremors, while others seem dazed.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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In one, a little girl walks seemingly dazed through the carnage.
—Russell Goldman, New York Times, 30 May 2017
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The boys are dazed, walking, stumbling, weaving, looking around in shock.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
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Put them in a corner, start firing upper-cuts and hooks, daze them a little, take a big lead… then watch out.
—Tim Kawakami, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2017
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Some people were seen walking around dazed and bloodied; one man was knocked unconscious.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 15 June 2017
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Still dazed from the emotional hangover, the Lakers lost their next two games.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
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An off-duty Fort Bend deputy in the area said the driver appeared to be slouched and dazed.
—John D. Harden, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
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The crowd, already dazed by hours of sensory overload, was subdued.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Two men strapped into the gondola appear dazed, while a female lies on the floor of the platform.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
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But this time, the player was dazed as a result of an uncalled penalty by a Blues player.
—Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 6 June 2019
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Overloading the body with melatonin can cause someone to wake up feeling dazed and confused.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 May 2023
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Pastor Harris had sat scrunched in his truck, dazed as his boots filled with water and blood from the gashes in his shins.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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People whispered that Nasser al-Astal had come undone, dazed by grief.
—Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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As a result, the helo dove into a crash that left Josie not only dazed, but with a very broken left leg.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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