How to Use perplex in a Sentence

perplex

verb

• Questions about the meaning of life have always perplexed humankind.
• The first thing that tends to perplex most parents is our sleep schedule.
  — cleveland, 2 May 2020
• But in the rush, many consumers have been puzzled and perplexed.
  — Robert Pear, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017
• As the years went on and no follow-up seemed to be on the horizon, many fans were perplexed.
  — Josh Rottenberg, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• That none of this has ever been clear to Gisèle is perplexing even to her.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
• Norman is perplexed by shootings like this.
  — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Commenters are perplexed by how the mammal came to be in the water in the first place.
  — National Geographic, 28 June 2017
• The shift to tight end in his final season with the Longhorns perplexed him.
  — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
• Americans are right to look at this last-minute chaos and be perplexed and upset.
  — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
• But as to why this is the case, Bloom and his fellow researchers are perplexed.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• Only the story didn’t say that, and many readers were perplexed.
  — Liz Spayd, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2017
• The checkout girl, a sweet-faced kid with a wedding ring and lacquered black hair, was perplexed.
  — Chris Rush, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• From the start, my parents were perplexed by me and probably a little scared.
  — WSJ, 11 Apr. 2017
• The Fifty Shades of Grey actress was perplexed.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
• Randle and her friends are not the only ones perplexed by the piano’s origins.
  — Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• Pollard said the girls at the starting line were perplexed by all the cheering before their race.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• And Democrats just sat there, turning their sock heads this way and that, moving their mouths, perplexed.
  — John Kass, Twin Cities, 18 June 2017
• And Democrats just sat there, turning their sock heads this way and that, moving their mouths, perplexed.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
• If Chidi’s face is perplexed, maybe Janet would sort of mirror that.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 4 June 2018
• The authors were perplexed that the bottom of the ocean appeared to change depths at various times of the day.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
• But he has been perplexed by the Stadium Course, just like so many others.
  — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
• But fans were perplexed when the number eight was left out of the squad altogether in Sheffield.
  — SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• That’s a question that tends to perplex people who write about TV for a living.
  — Time, 10 Nov. 2022
• Baer appeared perplexed by this coy pretense of innocence.
  — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
• But the unknown in that equation is what perplexes the Mavericks and has the team stuck for now.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
• How the two teams managed to confuse Jones for Dragic in a deal is perplexing.
  — Allen Kim, CNN, 1 July 2019
• Otherwise, the choice to have Levine strip and sing songs no one has cared about for 15 years was perplexing.
  — oregonlive, 22 Jan. 2020
• As the pain worsened the next day, Kylei started to walk on her toes, perplexing Brown somewhat.
  — Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2019
• But Thomas, who will miss the start of the season because of a hip injury, is still perplexed by his trade from the Celtics.
  — Paul Doyle, courant.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Tutu Atwell’s role is perplexing Every fan base has some trademark bits.
  — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025