He yawned, stretched, and looked around, confused, then remembered Claire and rushed to the bed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The many places where it seems to refute itself did not confuse her in the least. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lady seems confused, but finally I find my voice. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

After several hours of confused shivering, he wrapped himself in a dirty plastic tarp he found on the street and waited for morning. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They migrated down from the north in huge flocks, confusing the skies and crowding the clouds before landing on the blue willows in our valley. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Walter was rightfully ecstatic, but I was confused by my suddenly simmering anger. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He laughed from so far within his thick body that his face got confused about what the sounds coming up into his mouth might be, laughs or cries. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next part of the research was a little more confusing to me because of the technical language. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t vote in the election?” the woman asked me, confused. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I only knew that Hamlet’s absence left me bereft and confused. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Separated from her daughter, with whom she had always been very close, Clara entered another of her confused, depressed periods. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are using prosecution tactics to confuse what is really a very simple situation.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Witches gasped, shook their heads, looked confused and angry, but the energy in the air was clear: They needed someone to blame for everything, and Mr. Dimblewit was giving that to them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sounds that reached her were wild and confused. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But he felt as if he was nailed in place and lay stretched out completely confused in all his senses. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head whirled from the strong scent of the koka and the confusing way the shaman mixed his words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I thought this jest low; not least because it merely confused Olakunde, who understood it not, and he delivered some looks of confusion before I reassured him and bade him to ignore Bono’s whimsies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Fighting,” I said, and then, confused, barely able to drive, I added, “is nice.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

There I was, at the table beside Burt, confused and open-mouthed as I tried to run the maze with the electric stylus. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I get that our friendship was meaningful, but I’m so confused as to what it meant in the end.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Surely he had me confused with someone else. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was these wrongs which Agravaine’s colder blood could recognize as far too distant and confused to serve as weapons against the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You get hurt and it makes you confused. I’ve seen it a lot of times.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some were simply standing, confused, others panicked and ran to the church, hoping to find shelter in the tall stone building or the huge iron wheel that hung there, promising them safety from demons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my journal full of Mei-li’s words, all confused as hell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And if a word starting with re could be confused with one that’s spelled the same but means something else, add a hyphen. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the Charles, the calamity was bright and confusing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re pushing you too fast. You’re confused. You want to be an adult, but there’s still a little boy inside you. Alone and frightened.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

People who confuse these must drive veterinarians crazy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, the right colors?” she asked, sounding genuinely confused and more than a little annoyed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

People were already embroidering the details and confusing parts, but the heart of the story was still there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Anton and Sully looked even more confused, but after a second, they walked away, too. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jacob’s feelings raged so hot and confusing that they stopped up his throat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The contending elements—the fact of his death, his relevance to the case—confused Briony and she struggled with her memory. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were savoring the bitterness of a parting that they could already sense but could still confuse with a reconciliation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The friendly faces are a bit confused now, and I avoid glancing at Mr. Griffiths as I continue speaking. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mother was confused, but she always has the good manners to be hospitalizing even to perfect strangers, so she asked them in and told me to run squeeze some orange juice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not paranoid, just a little confused and unfocused. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At first, Cassiopeia was confused by her reticule and started to gnaw on the leather clasp, but Penelope quickly corrected her and all was well. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

On a Saturday afternoon in July 1938, a half-starved teenager wandered into a bus station in Columbus, Ohio, appearing confused and disoriented. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches into her pocket, but there is no card within it and she stops, confused. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Apparently seeing Rishi’s confused face, she gasped and held a hand to her chest. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now all I had to do was stop getting quarter past the hour and quarter to the hour confused and learn how to tell time properly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He has never spoken at any great length with the contortionist, and her presence is almost as confusing as the fact that moments ago he had been somewhere else entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Two days later, tired and confused, they met the IRC caseworker at the airport. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

From a nearby crab apple tree, a small ball of confused bees hung like a ragged skein of yarn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I do remember, it’s just that I had confused two memories. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only he knew at that time that his confused heart was condemned to uncertainty forever. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A dog started barking somewhere in the distance, and my own dogs paused to listen, seeming momentarily confused. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I thought, Sir——” she began and stopped, feeling confused, and not sure whether she ought to say it or not. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Some curious warmth that was almost tangible shone out of Miss Honey's face when she spoke to a confused and homesick newcomer to the class. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

After that things got a little confused, at least for me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The battle degenerates into butchery and a confused struggle of personal conflicts. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Just when matters seemed most intractably confused, along came another extraordinary figure with a novel approach. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Joseph was confused, but he was distracted by the wind whipping down the street and the cold water seeping into his shoes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Many black people are confused—and the black community itself is divided—about how best to understand and respond to mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Removing the stopper, he is confused, for at first the scent and the sensation do not change. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Like his spirit, Taran’s dreams were confused, filled with dismay and fear. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He continued to laugh, but when Ivan didn’t join in and instead looked confused and embarrassed, Ilya’s own laughter trailed off. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She rose and turned to the confused lawyer. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

From all sides comes the whir of tiny wings, which I used to confuse with the sound of insects in our woods at home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She seemed dazed and confused, but was well enough to ask about Jordan. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at the same time it was kind of confusing, too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I left the church as confused as I had entered it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s just staring at Matthew, probably as confused as I am. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I just thought I would explain, because you seemed so confused, and no wonder, because how many tidies do you encounter this—” “Right,” the man says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He saw a lot of confused faces gawking at the assembled crowd as they passed by. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I stared at it for a while, confused, then I looked up at the door again. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was worried about how confused I would be, how abandoned I might feel. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Not really. I’m afraid I’m more confused than I was before.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knew he was more than a little confused by my decision — like my mother before me, I hadn’t made a secret of my distaste for Forks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was confused by the requirements or whatever. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

"I got confused. Would you excuse me? I forgot to ask Ollie something." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But Kaisa did not seem confused, and she was waiting for an answer, so Ash said, “I will try.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he was off, standing up and humping the air vigorously until Jack-Jack and Petey came over, out of breath and utterly confused, a look on their faces like “Is he having a seizure?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wanted to yell, “No! shut up, you're confusing things, stop it!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

My experience is that people often confuse tall with tough. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They watch when they understand and look away when they are confused. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always confused her for one of her sisters and whispered childhood secrets in her ear every time my mom bent down to help her up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Between Hutton’s day and Lyell’s there arose a new geological controversy, which largely superseded, but is often confused with, the old Neptunian-Plutonian dispute. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He froze as the others gathered next to me, their expressions ranging from confused to disgusted to furious. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“The scene of this test at the University of Chicago would have been confusing to an outsider,” Fermi later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is confusing: Mary says that she wants a certain kind of person. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Other passages were so full of confusing, convoluted words that she ground her teeth at her own uselessness and skipped to something simpler. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Behind her she heard the continuing roar of the engines, the confused shouts, the powerful voice of the President trying to impose some order on the scene. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

To confuse matters further, the Great Library was not the only one in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I look at the badge on the man's cap and feel confused. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And in any case one should not confuse clarity with condescension. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I did not have any more nightmares, but I always woke confused, thinking I was surrounded by people I knew, instead of sick strangers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm confused because, while they all are angry, some are giving us sympathetic pats on the shoulder, and Johanna Mason actually stops to straighten my pearl necklace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their marriage was brief and confusing—especially given that her new husband, it turned out, already had a wife in Nairobi. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I saw a few skittery tracks left by birds and other small creatures, no doubt as confused by this silent white world as I was. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And the face he made as he got up to leave, which was a mixture of looking completely confused and looking like he’s just played a joke on someone, totally cracked me up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Unless, it suddenly occurred to me—and here was an arresting notion—unless persuading yourself that you are not confused is merely a cruel, early symptom of confusion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The inhabitants of Macondo found themselves lost in their own streets, confused by the crowded fair. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I cared about Ocean, and in my own, confusing way, I was trying to protect him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She followed him for some minutes, through those confusing perspectives of light, until they came to an antechamber. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He snaked his head closer to study her face and then pulled back, looking confused. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The kid glares at me, now as confused as he is angry. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I wait for the bus, a woman walks up to me, looking confused. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I loved you and I didn’t love you at the very same moment, and I felt troubled and confused. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay looked at each other, just as confused as Mama. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Camp 14 had cut Shin out of this propaganda loop, and he listened to the West’s counterpropaganda with the ears of a child— curious, confused, sometimes even bored, but always lacking in context. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

These are often confused when paired with other verbs. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look, confused, at the bird that has come for me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She regarded us with the crinkled squint of someone who is either chronically confused or can’t see very well. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting on Sahil’s chair, disappointed at my own idiotic stubbornness and so confused, too. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy, I do,” said Dumbledore, while his fellow pictures looked confused and curious. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There are so many times I’ve woken up confused, wondering whose bed I’m in, whose room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He read survival manuals for Tam Lin and a long, confusing book about Saint Francis to please Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he only looked up at the others and shook his head, confused. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Tio Mon looked a little confused, but Minerva had him through the arm as well as around her little finger, so off he goes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was going fine and according to plan, when Ruth and Tommy split up and it all got confused. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is great tension in the world, tension toward a breaking point, and men are unhappy and confused. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My body shivers, and the thoughts in my head become hot, confusing swirls. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This unexpected piece of information deflates him, confuses him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

You did not know any one who went over in German uniform to confuse them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But at the time, the moment Miss Lucy said what she did, we were too confused to think any more about Marge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna's hands, desirable by Peeta's confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I have never been more confused in my life. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He knits his eyebrows together, a little confused. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle looked at us, both hurt and confused. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both look confused, clearly not getting the realization that just came to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was also taught that a “noun” is a word for a person, place, or thing, which confuses a grammatical category with a semantic category. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

After all these questions ran through my mind I was even more scared and confused. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was looking around confused when I woke up from the dream. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When I was around ten years old, those scruffy children caused me the most painful and confusing experience I had ever had with my grandmother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite their confusing behavior, Reynie still suspected them of having been kidnapped, and he found himself wondering yet again how they had come to be so pleased with their fates. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here is a situation where the stakes were high, where things were moving quickly, and where the participants had to make sense of a lot of new and confusing information in a very short time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

For now, though, I had confused him enough. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

To tell her I was worried and confused when they vanished. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

If the difference still eludes you, mentally substitute a pair of words less likely to be confused: Josh ran the race honestly; afterward, he looked honest and he smelled honest. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might’ve been confused about what he felt for other people, but it was obvious he knew exactly what he felt for his mother. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She had a bored and confused look on her face that said she didn’t really get the stuff we American boys joked about, and why we thought certain things were such big deals. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My face must look confused, because he clarifies. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After a moment or two Lyra heard a confused babble break out: cries of horror, loud protests, voices raised in anger and fear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Here is the translation: I am completely confused what a white girl like you is doing staying in a colored house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at us, and I waited for some sign either that she had absorbed the information or that she was still confused. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

"I ... I don't get it, Flight," came the confused reply. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be very confused if you think the oil companies are doing us a favor,” Obinze said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His face looked fuzzy and confused, not quite awake. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s dusty and confusing and mesmerizing all at once. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It transpired after a confused five minutes that the man had heard Gatsby's name around his office in a connection which he either wouldn't reveal or didn't fully understand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Emma and Chess were still jumbled up on the floor, their faces stunned and confused. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I look around, confused, until I realize it's coming from the backpack I'm wearing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was the sister of Helios, the sun-god with whom Apollo was confused. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ministry wizards hung back, some looking confused, others scared and resentful. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The agents were hoping to wear Gold down, to confuse him, to make him lose hope. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never confused what I had with what I was. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I never know how to treat you. You confuse everybody. You sound too white to the field hands—like some kind of traitor, I guess.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The trick she had of leaving it to you whether she meant anything or not was no less confusing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob puts his hands on his hips like he’s very confused. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to her, confused by the jealousy bubbling in my chest. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Not to be confused with Kung Fu Panda or the panda you had pictured in your mind. They only eat the most tender bamboo shoots, along with some insects and fruits." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Belén mutes the TV, and we all stare at each other, confused. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

More than two hundred screaming, sobbing, trembling and confused children jammed the badly ventilated hall, and, for lack of enough benches, most of us stood up like bristles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now 1 see that my life with these people has been a confusing mixture of both. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a smudge of bright color on his lips, which confuses me for a second until I realize it’s her lipstick. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I had a dream,” she said, and she felt confused, lightheaded; the glamour of the circle still clung to her and she looked around desperately, trying to find any trace of it in the distance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His speech became confused, his voice was choked. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a confused rush of relief and frustration at the interruption. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It confuses me, while one little part of my brain jumps up and down screaming, “I get it! I get it!” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The whole holiday-gift thing is a little confusing in our family. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The headmistress is confused, but after a few questions and clarifications she brings him three children: two boys and one girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I was so tired and confused, I actually began to wonder whether you knew where you were going. I could hear you in the heather, saying ‘Not far now’ and it was annoying me. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, seeing me so confused, she laughed again and she moved toward me with her whole body to offer me her lips. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“By altering what he sees—making him confuse enemy with friend.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I guess so. She’s just sitting there on my bed, waiting. But I don’t know what to say to her. She seems confused.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The dog, coming suddenly upon him face to face among the rough tussocks, recoiled a moment, startled and confused. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't care if you want to talk to Emery. You just confuse me. I mean, we had a huge fight. We weren't even talking. And you never let people inside,” I point out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In ovens, my mother said; but there weren’t any pictures of the ovens, so I got some confused notion that these deaths had taken place in kitchens. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva or not, she shouldn’t be so confused. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a frightening and confusing period in our history. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe the confused promptings, the excitement, the tingling, the elation—maybe they were false lights that led nowhere. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the lie did not convince Lily: After one last burning look, she ran from the little thicket, off after her sister, and Snape looked miserable and confused.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My heart ached, my feet burned, and something in me still felt confused and lost. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stood there confused and mixed up inside. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, he just looks confused, but his confusion quickly morphs into rage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Manchee’s huffing and puffing, his back fur all ridged, hopping around like the ground is hot, looking as charged up and confused as I am, tho completely hopeless about keeping in any way cool. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Toby didn’t like that his voice broke with frustration, but he was tired and confused. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Dedd and I see perfectly eye to eye! The problem is other people confusing things.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even my mother, who was obsessive about order and neatness in her house, chose to let the photographs of the two families get commingled and confused. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Dana had remained stubbornly uncooperative, and his statements were confusing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to hate him for confusing me so much. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There are wars, fights and slaughters, as before, but more confused and with intertwined arms and legs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is certainly not the place to argue whether or not Freudianism and Marxism should be deemed pseudosciences, but a tendency to confuse factual statements with empty logical formulations leads to sloppy thought. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So far you only have two things—confused and scared.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Once Shaan managed to dislodge him from the chandelier, Philip had quite a few words for me, some of which were “confused or misguided” and “ensuring the perpetuity of the bloodline” and “respecting the legacy.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I know my last letter was probably confusing. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now he was not confused, for there was only one thing to do, and Kino’s hand went first to the great pearl in his shirt and then to his knife hanging under his shirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam fluttered like a bewildered bee confused by too many flowers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t get why she was mad, and when Mom got like that—confusing mad—it was best to talk slow. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the back of a spacious van loaded down with bags and a group of confused and overwhelmed American students, staring out the window. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Hours later, Cole awoke feeling weak and confused. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Soon that too came to its confusing end, and, sighing, he moved again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

McCandless wasn’t some feckless slacker, adrift and confused, racked by existential despair. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the horizon disappeared in a confusing glimmer that seemed to be neither earth nor sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and wobbled in front of me, confused. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was really two miracles in one, and all I could do was feel sad and confused. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Last time everything was all red and confusing. I think maybe I should wait a bit before I try again.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The new people were looking lost and confused and shy, so many of us came up on ’em and patted ’em on the back and shocked their hands and welcomed ’em to Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The wall has various names: Wall of Thoughts, Wall of Ideas, Wall of My Mind, or just The Wall, not to be confused with Pink Floyd. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was all very confusing to Clevinger, who began vibrating in terror as the colonel surged to his feet like a gigantic belch and threatened to rip his stinking, cowardly body apart limb from limb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was confused-—there was no fire that I could see, and no one had mentioned anything about water hoses. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“When I was talking to Vern, he got confused and thought I was my mom. Does that happen a lot?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You told me love was fickle and fleeting,” Celia says, confused. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stood awhile on the comer, with my mind confused—the muddled thinking that’s characteristic of the addict. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy looked bored and confused, sitting there in short pants and shiny leather shoes with his mouth hanging slightly open. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently, I looked enough like Alice’s mother to confuse him—briefly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At other times he tried to explain to her, in confused words and at great length, about his discovery of God. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tight frown eased, fell, and disappeared completely, replaced by confused awe as she tried to take in everything at once. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had a confused look on her face, like she didn’t know what to make of us or the situation. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I looked around, confused as to where they had come from. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I think my conflicted emotions confused the simulation,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We remembered Erik the Red, the Viking who founded the first European settlement on Greenland, as being color-blind; he wanted to name the landmass after himself, but he got confused and named it Green. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They mix together into a confusing sludge of familiar and strange faces, something that sounds like Tess's laughter, something else that sounds like June's voice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You probably got Mr. Randolph all confused and upset by now.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They believed it was best not to confuse or upset patients with frightening terms they might not understand, like cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was confused, but then realized that maybe he was confused. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Or ask Gerald, their sworn protector, to take them somewhere far away from this confusing and frightening place? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The car slowed to a creep after missing us, like a confused predator who’d overrun his prey. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

If he were as confused as this when his time came, they really would have to drag him to the chair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She told the girls about Yentl and then about Conatt the Barbarian with equal vigor; about Star Wars, which confused them; and Fiddler on the Roof, which did not. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get there, I am confused to find my whole family packing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they seemed shocked and confused by her questions. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Virgil is going to be really confused when he gets it, but oh, well. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He just kept staring at the cars, looking all lost and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t escape a confusing sense of having lived through all of this before—Phineas in the Infirmary, and myself responsible. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t confuse this with enormousness, because enormity isn’t a measure of size alone. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused, and searched Miig’s torso for signs of blood. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His confused recollection included a dim corridor with doors on either side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“And I think you’re confusing being empathetic with being a pushover!” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came to a stop and stared down at it, confused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jupiter, I wish you wouldn’t say things like that because it’s very confusing for me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I felt angry and insulted, but most of all, confused. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The truth was that Washington confused me, with its decorous traditions and sober self-regard, its whiteness and maleness, its ladies having lunch off to one side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She won’t draft a statement for him or make any more phone calls to confuse or delay the press. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom says he has dementia. I guess it makes him confused and forgetful. He’s super old, too. Obviously.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to answer Brightbill’s questions, but her answers only left him more confused. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well...when?” he asked again, looking a bit confused because I did not answer him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two ballot papers would only confuse a majority of voters, most of whom would be voting for the first time in their lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Linus knew better than to expect more than confused anger from the self- made California millionaires whose knowledge of foreign policy was formed largely by the Los Angeles Times. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

In response to what was surely a wildly confused expression on my face, he went on: “You know...it.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The Courtney butterfly in my stomach flutters in a haphazard circle; there’s a Jupiter butterfly in there as well, which is confusing, and that’s why I have to ask the question. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I never known it so confused,” she said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A confusing exchange ensued that is nonetheless significant. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instead of picking up on the signal that something exciting is going on, they picked up on the signal that something confusing is going on. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In each new phase, called an instar, a caterpillar might change color or texture—very confusing to naturalists like Maria. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There were no road signs, not one; they’d all been taken down or blacked over to confuse the enemy in the event Operation Sea Lion was successful and the German army came swarming inland. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As I read his small cramped words explaining why he had disappeared, I felt a crazy mix of relieved and confused. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so,” I said, somewhat confused. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The young man jerked up, blinking, confused, the crystal of his order swinging wildly on its silver chain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I turn at every corner, hoping to confuse Officer Khan and lose him along the way. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The confusing thing was, I weighed the same as I’d weighed in Italy and Germany when I won gold. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He looked up, a little confused, like he’d been dreaming or something, and waved me over to help him out of his chair. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

NOTE: This method of naming and numbering harmonics is the most straightforward and least confusing, but there are other ways of naming and numbering harmonics, and this can cause confusion. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She stared at him, her lips parted, evidently confused. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Of course they were confused; the last snow had been decades ago. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Because I don't want her to confuse this relationship with friendship. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and chuckling now, but he looked confused and not himself. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Henry’s face is shocked and confused, and it’s hilarious. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And the whole hallway is just so confusing to me, everyone pretending to be friends when really nobody is friends, when nobody wants anything but this chance, this job. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m a fool, to confuse this with goodness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The date of my birth got even more confusing when my dad accidentally filled out an immigration document incorrectly and suddenly I was born on September 21. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I stared back at him, confused as hell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I must have looked confused because he told me, “That’s my horn, my ax, my saxophone, the thing I make all my money with, so don’t get butterfingers and drop it.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Gerald had been so scared and so confused that he wasn’t sure which of her demands to answer first. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Classical music is a confusing term with more than one meaning. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Malloy shook his head, sort of confused, but instead of making some slick comment about how strange Jamaal was, he focused back on my hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was confused by what he was doing, but then he opened his mouth and I understood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s so brilliant he confuses the white man with words on paper.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she confuse him with a fast-food place—whatever that was. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Thus confused, my mind turned this way and that, like a paper kite dipping to every current of air, unsure of its own meanings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It described the music as ‘fidgety, screaming and neurotic’, and as a ‘confused stream of sound’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Brangwain Spurge looked confused, as if perhaps he didn’t feel comfortable and welcome yet. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But this just being short of jaundice all the time confused them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They make you feel small and confused and vulnerable, like a small child lost in a crowd of strange legs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around, confused, then saw Jessie staring down at him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was confused, feeling shame for the two women and fear that I had talked too much and offended his sensibilities. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was exciting, overwhelming, and—because my brain was still not working right—confusing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve been feeling this way since waking up in Jupiter's bed a week ago on the day after Thanksgiving, and it’s very confusing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Nor would they be led astray by the packaging for Christian Brothers, or be as easily confused by the difference between something they truly don’t like and something they simply find unusual. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was no confusing the sound he made. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But the route we took confused my sense of direction. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not hungry," I say, confused, but Mrs. Janssen shakes her head; she's brought the jars over for a different reason. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dazed by a confused feeling of pleasure and rage, she gave him her hand for the first time and only then did Mauricio Babilonia let himself shake hers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The words are confusing—the moon doesn't have hands to bring flowers. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She looks just as confused and uncertain now as she did when I invited her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused by the shift in his attitude. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She gives several recent examples in her confused Spanish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, I know that,” said Bunny irritably, after a confused pause which seemed to indicate the contrary, “but you know what I mean. Aorist, ablative, all the same thing, really...” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. The closer we get to District Twelve, the more confused I get," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They began taking on physical form, like walking corpses, but they seemed confused. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He repeated himself, talking slowly, trying to make a very confusing thing simple and clear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused and frustrated; I hated hearing Aimee say no to me over and over, and I also had a runny nose. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was confused, it had happened so suddenly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you get so grown up that you understand things that confuse your ancient mother?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

One thing for sure, the streets will confuse you, teach you or break your head. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or at best a confused motivation, as with Liszt’s well-intentioned misunderstanding of Romani music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The process is so cumbersome, confusing, and onerous that many people who are theoretically eligible to vote never manage to get their voting rights back. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I just...I’m not getting how you know what operation to use. When do you multiply and when do you divide. It’s so confusing.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

One of them found her washing near the mooring and lay with her, making such love to her as women in their frailty are confused by, even the best of them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, trying to look confused. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snapped awake, confused, fixing his shades and wiping spit off his chin with the bottom of his T-shirt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“They told me you seemed confused about why you were arrested,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was playing, working, networking, visiting, strategizing—all without skipping a function, getting confused, or stopping to think. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they try to destroy the stories let the stories be confused or forgotten. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maya had frozen in place, her face going from gleeful to confused. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s caused by breathing. It happens in the presence of respiration. It—” “Now this is where I got confused,” interrupted Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"But you said . . ." I stood up, completely confused. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made for a very unstable and confusing situation in the herd. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Security has introduced a double as a protective measure to confuse any would-be assassins. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nature of this quarrel was hopelessly confused in his mind—but each of them had on several occasions broken out into a bitter tirade against the other, the absent one. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I had about seven, sir," I replied, confused by his new turn. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because everything was labeled in English, some people got confused and sprinkled packets of salt in their tea instead of sugar. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The odd thing was that Hermione’s support made him feel just as confused as Ron’s doubts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A while later a knock on the door prompts me to bolt upright, confused. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I feel...confused?” she finally says, and flings the ball toward the windows. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The moon was so bright that everything under the trees was caught in a net of confusing shadows. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But how? I’m so confused. How did he get this photo? That’s kind of creepy. Am I being stalked? Lured into a trap?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

We could get but confused accounts of the engagement. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ma was utterly confused about all but one thing: Jesus. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mandy looks more and more confused as I make my way through the smallest, least athletic, most officially uncool kids in the class. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My mind flashes to Billy for a second, but I don’t want to confuse things even more. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’d never even been to the headmaster’s office before, so when I saw Mom and Dad there, I looked as confused as they looked. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The Roman writers who told the story somehow got the sisters confused and said that the tongueless Philomela was the nightingale, which was obviously absurd. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is so much to be confused about here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"You're supposed to be unhappy and confused. It means you're normal, well adjusted. This is just going to make it worse, I guarantee it!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment we stood there in a knot, confused. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Once he dreamed he was a butterfly, and when he awoke, he thought he was a butterfly dreaming he was man. There’s no doubt this story was confused as well.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was strange to remember that we’d come into this room confused about why we were here. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Are you confused about life? Don’t know which way to turn? Need someone to talk to?” the ad asked. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had John flat out before I could get Belle turned around, because my jumping leg had her side stepping and confused. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed a little afraid, maybe, but mostly confused. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Katherine gives me a confused look before nodding as she gets the gist of what I mean, even if she doesn't get the reference. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There was no confusing that with an accidental fall. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In Hardwick’s eyes, “The police, protected by their helmets, are frightened and confused by these seizures of happiness.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The confident presentation of an idea in classic style should not be confused with an arrogant insistence that it is correct. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

All that this talk did was confuse me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She woke from them battered and confused and listless, which led to punishments for lost work, and recuperation from punishments led to more lost work. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was too confused to do anything but watch until she disappeared in the dark. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was a confusing feeling, happy and angry all at once. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

While the stories of adventure weren’t her favorite, and the detective stories were mostly confusing, the romance stories were exactly the kind of thing Ophie could delight in. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Don’t let Finn see how confused I am, how I don’t understand anything.... The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was when he was listening to a confused account of the missionary aims of the Swedish lady that one of the Wagon Lit conductors came into the car and stood at his elbow. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think,” I said in Navajo, “that by the time I reach ten we will all be confused old men.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked back out toward the sidewalk together, Dimple feeling confused and frustrated and all manner of things she couldn’t even begin to untangle. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He does stuff like changing the hands on the clock so that Mrs. Brown will be all confused and let us out for recess early. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Both of us are so confused and already missing our friend. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I do this by pointing in several different directions and leaving them looking confused. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dad and I exchange a confused glance before I jog up the steps and into my room. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of them, the woman leapt over piles of nets and slid, legs kicking, over the tops of wooden chests, squeezing between plump businesswomen and groups of confused travelers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But the crew is confused because they think that the ground means the runway, and how can that be if they can’t see the runway? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When the light goes out completely, Buttercup’s temporarily distraught and confused, but he recovers and moves on to other things. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was too vast and confusing to contemplate. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want the story,” Oak whines, sounding confused. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This is all very confusing and deeply upsetting.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The crowd gasped, many of them looking confused and shocked. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t just confusing and upsetting—it could be frightening, too. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It was a large, parklike hilltop with a wandering path lined at intervals with information boards describing charges and last-ditch stands and other confused, noisy action. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m lost,” Roy said, doing his best to appear confused. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I started to dial, I became confused. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, carefully I look under each bush, marking my progress so I don’t get confused about which bushes I’ve checked and which I haven’t. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first they were just confused by our lowered circumstances. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a long time, looking all confused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I looked around, confused, until my eyes landed on the tree stump. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He led Pong past the other monks, who seemed as confused as Pong himself. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

"It's actually not okay on, like, the grandest possible scale. I guess the thing is that I'm a little confused." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

So they climbed out of the gorge and sped along the mesa in a dust cloud, singing fervently and almost joyously together, until suddenly the car hit a confused jackrabbit and Linda burst into tears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper turned, wearing a slightly confused smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at the table setting and was confused when I saw two forks, one smaller than the other. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t see them; all she could see was confusing, infolded perspectives of colonnade, staircase, terrace, and facade. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I always apologize to people when my name confuses them. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For a moment Mia thought she was approaching a mirror, and she paused, confused. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But everything was confused and clouded. It seems to me we came upon the cauldron. And yet,” he added, “when we found it, I wept.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder Dedd has confused Minerva’s exercise and her poem about the falling of night with that sleepless night before their first trip to the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeming confused, he looked around the small cottage, where there was no place for a person to hide. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Well, the band members were all confused and excited, so they played a song, sure, but each member of the band played a different song. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked out of the window, feeling confused. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a time when my presence only confused people; I used to be just a regular weirdo, the kind of unfathomable entity that was easily disregarded, easily discarded. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hank shook his head again, looking more confused than ever. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And when I got confused when Mrs. Rouse was explaining about the online card catalog, Betsy didn’t make fun of me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back around with my umbrella, a little confused. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was confused, but continued to gently remove the pieces of glass from my bleeding hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Georgia’s confused. Honestly, we all are. She knows she should be grateful for what you’ve given her, and she is. But other things would make their lives easier, that they would’ve appreciated even more.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think we should hold hands. I don’t want to confuse things....” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even if he wasn’t confused, he might simply have been driven by thirst to try to reach one of those ponds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so. I don’t know. I’m seeing double here. It’s very confusing. I can’t figure out who to maul first!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Cullivan could scarcely credit so detached an attitude; Perry was confused, mistaken, it was not possible for any man to be that devoid of conscience or compassion. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know many of you are confused and shaken by what happened yesterday,” Jack says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, and we left, embarrassed and confused. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re lovely,” I say, trying to sound awed and a little confused. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I knew better, and I’d texted him anyway, and now I was confusing this poor kid who didn’t have a clue what he was wading into. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She just stood staring at it, blinking and looking confused, as if she didn’t know how to open her own front door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He kept coming, but I switched to southpaw, which I could tell confused him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But at the time I was confused—I figured I must have heard wrong. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Toby woke up confused, calling into the alien apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Ama’s eyes glittered widely in the gloom, and her hands were moving together in a repetitive gesture of finger on thumb, finger on thumb, to ward off danger by confusing the evil spirits. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she acted confused and went back to bed, but when the stew was done, we made her eat a bowl. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She resisted, she was confused, and then, suddenly, something would snap back into place and she was compliant, agreeable. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I duck down and let the curtain fall closed, but still I listen, confused. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The gap-toothed smile faded from the giant's broad brown face, replaced by a confused scowl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That last thought made me give Jim a smug look that confused him no end. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She moved in confused, jerky motions, as if she couldn’t understand why Mom’s belly wasn’t still around her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell a lot of times, because the directions were confusing, but if I stared and stared at the pictures, usually I could figure it out in the end. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The news of the battle was confused at first, incoherent, sometimes contradictory, but one thing was certain: here was a clash that roared with a violence and terror such as the country had never known. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And it wasn’t even poison I” Clevinger cried heatedly, growing more emphatic as he grew more confused. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Remember? Miss Purrty? Lexie said it was lame but you said we couldn’t change it, it would be too confusing to her.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I was done I handed the rock to Rondell, and he looked at me, confused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

His pulse hammered in him and he was confused. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ron did very well until he reached the hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She urged the confused man to forget the whole thing, eat a nice supper which she would cook for him, and then go to bed and get a good night’s sleep. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. seemed outraged and confused by the whole thing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But I could tell he was both hurt and confused. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean that,” he said, shaking his head as if confused. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes were confused as they flickered swiftly between Alice’s face and mine, feeling the chaos . . . for I could guess what Alice had seen now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ophie dashed away her tears and turned to her mama, who was giving her a look somewhere between confused and irritated. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He sometimes called Matt by another name, and he was confused about other things, too. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand a moment, confused, before realizing that she’s completely forgotten. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And that confusion changes your mood, it becomes your mood, and you become a confused, gray person. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Chuck again, confused by his big smile. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was overjoyed, but she was also confused. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it will always be confusing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Biddy, I’m sure you are a very nice girl. But Elizabeth is confused about a few things and I want to set them straight.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She’d never felt more confused—and since she had spent her whole life confused, that was saying a lot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was not used to being asked my opinion on anything, and it confused me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all. The only thing I do want to ask of you is not to talk this way when other people are listening. It would only confuse them and they wouldn’t believe it anyway.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

To be fair to Keegan, after reading his book I don’t think he is quite as confused as the first few pages suggest. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Although he was very confused when he awoke, after he had been brought home and fed a good supper, he remembered what had happened. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Except, Djo, when the sun is high and confuses the mind.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lynn put it there a few minutes ago; she seemed confused that I did not wrap my hand around it and put it somewhere, in a holster or under the waistband of my jeans. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why did he let him get confused on that median? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I know, it seems confusing, but just picture every cartoon trap you ever seen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

You can see how he was confused: the fingertips at his shoulder, the eyes at his feet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There will be a confused jumble of programs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When Mr. Dawson talked about President Roosevelt taking over, we were really confused,” Teresa, another classmate, said. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m confused,” I mumbled, scrambling to figure out why. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what killer she’s referring to—Jeanine Matthews’s predecessor, maybe?—but more confusing even than that is that she didn't join Erudite. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He trailed off, already confused at what order he should tell things in. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now maybe people will look at them funny, speak for them, or act confused when they try, like when I speak Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

There was no help in them and he looked away, confused and sweating. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Even though he’d clearly mentioned his ex-girlfriend—possibly to make sure I knew he wasn’t into me—I am more confused by him than ever. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

From the looks on the faces of my other platoon mates, they were all confused. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now the band was blasting like nobody’s business, and the usual confusing things happened. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sticky, however, had grown confused in his fright and would not let go of Milligan’s jacket. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He says it will confuse me and make me think about psychological theories instead of about my own ideas and feelings. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose the closest in meaning would be “confused” and “dark fog.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, my friend. You’ve confused aqua with turquoise. I can see how you made that mistake. You’re not the first.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I watched, confused, as Nyame stood up and plucked a rosy cloud from the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“This slinthead comes up in the Box, acting all confused and scared. A few days later, he’s running around the Maze with Grievers, acting like he owns the place.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I say, “You got to make sure she go in the pot from now on. It’s real confusing for her if you don’t.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

For a minute I thought she had said “panty” and was confused. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it can be quite confusing,” she said without even a hint of sarcasm in her voice. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I went home that night, unhappy and confused. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He hugs me real hard and I can feel my chest start to press again and I’m so confused and frightened and angry. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stared at it, confused, until the Huntsman told her it was a gift from the wood nymphs, who had visited during the night. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Olanna could see, through the louvers, the many cots and many crying infants, and she imagined that the nurse would be confused and would bring the wrong baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

More than three months on a ship has confused my legs so much that solid land feels like the rocking deck! Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas looked around one more time, embarrassed, confused, angry. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Simon,” says my dad, looking confused and stern and amused all at once. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She got into Tommy’s car and drove around New York, confused by the unfamiliar streets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her own thoughts about the random and confusing nature of the universe. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He must see the confused look I’m giving the tree, because he adds, “Skipped kindergarten.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the Nazis added a secret twist to the tables, which further confused the code breakers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They talked, they bathed, they ate, they kissed, they lay in a trance of happiness murmuring words whose sound was as confused as their sense, and they felt they were melting with love. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was completely confused about why it had all happened, but he wasn’t naive enough for one moment to start cooking up any clever plans for escaping. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you ask me if Mom had gone to—” Dad said to me, confused. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Georges is confused enough to drop Jacob—just bam. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But what added to the confusion—I can see it more clearly now—was the fact that the guardians were themselves confused. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But first, first he had to know if the woman he believed was his mother was still there—or had she confused fire with hair and lost her breath to it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the guidebook says the money in Puerto Rico is exactly the same as the rest of the United States,” I say, confused. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

All I want to do now is drift away into a deep, thoughtless sleep where confusing visions of Mama don’t exist. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Which way did he roll the ball?...A thousand confusing ideas burst into his mind at the same time and he stands there smiling. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The letters kept on rearranging themselves in the most confusing patterns. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one confronted them with “Good evening,” they looked a little confused and then responded, “Good evening.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if he can do that, he’ll be able to chart most of the houses I’ve been in over the past two or three years...which will lead to a lot of confusing conversations. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But I could not make out Young’s personality; whenever I asked him a simple question, he looked off and stammered a confused answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As children, we always knew it as Christiania, but if I call it that here we shall only get confused, so I had better stick to Oslo all the way through. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure she was confused: She knew I never had any problems making friends. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was confused from the flying, but I definitely heard a voice. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He said tonelessly, “Mike, this is the most confusing situation we’ve ever been up against.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

No one would confuse the women who used mechanical calculators to process research data with the room-sized electronic devices that performed the same function. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

At first, Wes had been confused by Levy’s decision: why would he give up so much money to go straight? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But looking at him confused me even more. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he looks confused for a second, as if I’m no one he knows. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In a confused and vague way I knew that I was doing more running away from than running toward something. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those North Africans would hardly be confused with blue-eyed blond-haired Swedes, but most laypeople would still call them “whites” because they have lighter skin and straighter hair than peoples to the south termed “blacks.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And that confused me more than any single thing he’d ever said since I met him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In addition to being paranoid, confused, and intermittently tech-nophobic, defectors tend to suffer from preventable diseases and conditions that are all but nonexistent in South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But suddenly there’s a lot of uphills, and a lot of downhills too, and it’s real confusing. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At first I’m confused, but then I remember that I gave her a fake, just-in-case name. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the men underneath do not look confused. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but how are we going to tell them apart? It’s very confusing.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Marco watches her approach, confused at first but then the confusion is replaced by something else entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My feet shuffle for a moment, confused at the direction my brain wants to take and then I lunge forward, scoop up the sheet of plastic and a loaf of bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Like some other Mexican families, my family suggests Mexico’s confused colonial past. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he'd taken her breath away, and now she was confused. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I must have looked a little confused, for Miss Kenton then said: 'Mr Stevens, he really is in a poor state. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin looked both confused and embarrassed by the whole situation as he nodded. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a second, she was like completely confused. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anything, the bright light stabbing through the leaves made things more confusing. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all these birds rose in the air, alarmed and confused by this new anger, beating their black wings, flying just above, waiting for the noise to stop. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their interest rather touched me and made them less remotely rich--nevertheless, I was confused and a little disgusted as I drove away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Just like how not talking about things can make stuff feel like a bigger problem, and even more confusing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Henry looked confused and was about to decline when John Kwang reached over and vigorously shook his hand, pinning the jewelry there. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother once told me why I was so confused all the time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They certainly are confusing; now what’s the Waters Office, for instance?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a few minutes—goodness, how confusing this was—I thought of digging a grave but then I realized that would be madness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It means he didn’t carelessly confuse one species with another. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once he became a major subject for the press, nothing was more amusing to him than creating situations that left his pursuers confused and frustrated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was confused, and that made her hesitate. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The beauty of the Lady of the Keep confused his mind, and in this rich, seemly, orderly, strange Court, he felt himself to be a goatherd born and bred. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As for the boom, it had become a faraway blur, a kind of confused, powerful, contradictory dream that made some people chuckle and others wince in the retelling of it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am confused and hurt by his sudden repentance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The blood roared again in Ralph's ears, confused images chased each other through his mind. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I avoid ‘declination’, which seems to me too easily confused with ‘dip’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He kept trying to be nice to me and, in an unexpected turn of events, his kindness left me angry and confused. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” Erin says, but when she catches my eyes I can tell she’s a little bummed, and definitely confused, so I shrug to let her know I have no idea what’s going on. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people were laughing, some mad, some totally confused. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

How the hell do you confuse Star Trek and Star Wars? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I was little, I was confused about the process of this spiritual cleansing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was thrown off, confused, flabbergasted, and to put it simply—shocked. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Neil stayed at the house nearly as much as the Daughters, and seemed downright confused by the way June stared into his face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused and woozy from the pain medication. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“But you said that you helped the dead,” Ophie said, a little bit confused. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His Bambi eyes look smiley but also a little . . . something else ... maybe confused? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the shoppers were confused, but a few began to laugh. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was much bigger and more confusing than the plaza in Bayamón, although it carried pretty much the same types of things. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe learning how or why or something would help me feel not quite so confused and alone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abuela went into the pew in front of me, looked over, seemed confused, got out, then knelt next to me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dominic and Grace both gave that answer a confused nod. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I both fascinated and confused her; in short, I was too much for her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Krajewska looks satisfied and a little confused and relieved that people are gathering up their drinks and their music. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her bedroom was dark and she whispered quietly, as if she might wake up her sleeping stuffed animals, each one from another time in her life, when things were less confusing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“You are making me fed confused. Suppose you wait till you are grown up and know the reason?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest were left to stand around, anxious and confused. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

At moments like this, the concept of time confuses me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When I got back to my room—by a confused, circular route—I fell on my bed without taking off my coat or shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stopped, confused, as his companions walked ahead and left him standing alone on the steps. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Gage might have ordered this work done merely to confuse the people of Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king’s ministers, with confused and pitying looks, let me pass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The goose tenderly bent and nudged her upright with his beak, and the sparrow became a mouse, staggering and confused. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I first heard how bad he was from Lucinda, I felt so confused. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I guess. He does keep confusing me for someone else, but why would he think I was a Cavanaugh?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jefferson himself thought in this French fashion, Adams claimed, confusing the seductive prospects envisioned in his imagination with the more limited possibilities history permitted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Clearly, Ivy was the only one who confused herself. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This is bad, confusing directions like that, or am I jumping time, did I go down already? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was confusing, I know, how I’d gone from wanting a new friend in this school to suddenly wishing I could hit undo on the whole thing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were going down a slope, and Shadow, confused, wondered if they had already been that way. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Cilia had changed so much Johnny felt confused. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly confused at the question, he said, “My dad's a corporate executive, and my moms a housewife. Why?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

None of this was his fault, but it wasn’t equal, either, and for any woman who lives by the mantra that equality is important, this can be a little confusing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I remembered him jacklegging my fish, I remembered him telling confusing tales to the new-free folks, I remembered him thinking ’bout making me travel with that conjurer, Sir Charles. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Nico, but he looked as confused as I was. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The truth is that “integration” is an image, it’s a foxy Northern liberal’s smokescreen that confuses the true wants of the American black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was like somebody having a dirty dream, confusing her pillow for a lover. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mom mistook my confused frown for apprehension as she slipped the book into my bag. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She made me sound smarter and not nearly as confused as I really was. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the kid looks at me confused for a minute and finally says, "What's your name?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Like mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians? Okay? Then that didn’t work. It was too confusing with the squid and the horseshoe crab.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I feel like anything I say will reveal how young I am or how much I don’t understand about adults, about my own confusing parents. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and then gave me a confused look. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mendel’s garden plot may have been small—but he did not confuse its size with that of his scientific ambition. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He says, “I forgot who you are, Mason. Franklin too. We are sorry. We got lost in our pain. And lost in this horrible, confused story. And missing our boy.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It was confusing in the dark and I couldn't tell ours from theirs and moved cautiously, trying to see. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ollie looks completely confused; he has never heard of the camera and has no idea what Mina is talking about. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The way he asks, it’s like he’s genuinely confused by the emotion. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even Michael was laughing, which really confused me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The alley twisted in a confusing way, and presently they arrived at a dark doorway. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

To appreciate this, one has to get straight what the subjunctive is, because most people, including traditional grammarians, are confused about it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

During World War One, our country had used other Indians, Cherokees and Chickasaws, to send messages in their own language to confuse the enemy. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She confused being spartan with being charitable, and gave away her possessions without truly doing good with them. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

To her amazement she noticed that the look the two boys exchanged was just the tiniest bit confused. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skulls look confused, I’m not sure how. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The spirit looked around again, still confused, and he nodded. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sticky, as if someone had pulled a string in his back, promptly answered, “To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive, or to otherwise render indistinct.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His dad had been confused but ultimately willing to roll with it when Alex asked if he could bring a friend and casually mentioned the friend would be the Prince of Wales. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Later, I texted my dad, who was confused. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You know, he’s a good man. Just a little confused sometimes.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sat beside the water listening to the confused rush and roar of the Rapids hidden in the mist; they were tired and sleepy, and their hearts were as gloomy as the dying day. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Stimulated by the enthusiasm that José Arcadio showed in her companionship, she confused the form and the occasion, and all of a sudden she threw the whole world on top of him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Totally confused, I perk my ears to listen to what she and the other girls are saying as the bus starts off again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was ten confusing pages into the poem when I got so freaked out that I decided to call the detective. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Titid’s questions helped us realize that if you are confused, it is because you want to understand. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His phone rang and for a confused moment he thought it was Ifemelu calling from America. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Several years before, the White House requested—and broadcasters agreed—that the president should not be imitated on the radio because it confused listeners. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m confused, I don’t know what to think. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He disliked Mordred irrationally, as a dog dislikes a cat—and he felt ashamed of the dislike, because it was a confused principle of his to help the younger Knights. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, then, we must be careful not to confuse the making of a work of art with manual skill or craftsmanship. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next three months were hot, confusing, and miserable as Amari tried to assimilate into the culture of plantation life. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took another deep breath of the frozen air before I opened the door, confused that I should be so awake after such a long day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must have me confused with another student,” I told him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Your readers know a lot less about your subject than you think they do, and unless you keep track of what you know that they don’t, you are guaranteed to confuse them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He might simulate it or confuse it with excitement, but he could not really have it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Malcolm dragged himself to his knees, dizzy and weak and almost totally confused. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I glance back at Gen and Kaori, they seem confused, like they don’t know who I am all of a sudden. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It turned out he’d been given confusing instructions on his last visit to the clinic, and he hadn’t received his monthly five dollars. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but he had begun to use English translations of the German works he had been reading, and they did nothing but confuse him even more. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was confused by all the moving and was having trouble with the classwork, but she would never help me out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, hands on her hips, tipping drunkenly to starboard, Nancy watched the tiny, confused birds flutter off helter-skelter into the night. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kat’s eyes went round and she looked confused. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I was talking about back then: about how after Ruth and Tommy split, all my plans got confused. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stupid and confusing ideas quit coming and got their place took by a stinging in my eyes and a loosening in my nose and a choking in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The deck was moving under him, and for half a heartbeat he was so confused he thought he was back on the Shy Maid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The bright lights and her fast questions made me nervous and confused and I couldn’t remember what I’d said two seconds earlier. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This came out muffled, and we must have looked confused. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, confused, but he only waved me over. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I follow at the same pace, confused and a little hurt by her words. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As was becoming my habit when I was confused or hurt, I made my way to my dad’s. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it,” Benton said, feeling confused and out of place. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was confused about which one to take to Conakry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I struggled to sum up the confusing exchange. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the thunder and lightning began, people confused it with Japanese bombs and would not leave their houses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around, confused due to the fact that I’d forgotten where I was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I felt confused and listless moving through the crowds that seemed to boil along in a kind of mist, as though the thin humid clouds had thickened and settled directly above our heads. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, they can’t have two identical people around! Think how confusing it would be!” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark and cool in the store and the hot light through the doors caused a confusing picture. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn’t scared of him anymore, or angry, or confused, or any of those other feelings. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The streets rioted in all directions, twisting around in a confusing way. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Looking confused and flustered, which she was, Mama said weakly, “He seems to be ailin’.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was far away; it wasn't happening to me or to her and I felt a certain confused pity which I didn't wish to feel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both began to answer me and stopped, confused. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Trails can be laid and followed, antagonists frightened and confused, friends attracted and enchanted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss stood quickly and looked at the confusing screen on the machine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was feeling sad and confused because what were we supposed to share and when? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was so stunned, so angry, so upside-down confused that she just stood paralyzed at the base of the steps. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It is confusing that my family was not the poor to be championed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Actually they are good to eat—the Romans liked them a great deal—but people avoid them as a rule because they are so easily confused with their evil twin.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She confused wit with intelligence, and made people laugh rather than lightening their hearts or making them think. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Over time, thinks Marie-Laure, events that seem jumbled either become more confusing or gradually settle into place. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I can’t," I begin, but I feel more people pressing in, more voices asking for help; it's confusing and disorienting and everyone's faces are dark and shadowed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sarah Winchester was famously convinced that spirits cursed her family and that if she kept building staircases that led to nothing, the confused ghosts wouldn't kill her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She extended her gloved hand, and Ash reached out with her bare one and they clasped fingers firmly, and the huntress looked a bit confused. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cox went home to bed, confused and disappointed, not knowing what to think about the mysterious Russian man. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I leave the table, Mom looks suddenly worried, and Dad looks confused. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave us a smile that looked nice but confused at the same time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“A distraction. The Greeks fear our attack. They’re trying to confuse us. It’s the Trojan Horse all over again!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, sounding confused by my question. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The second major complaint was that Malcolm X was himself too confused to be seriously followed any longer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for the sugar shaker now, and I stood there feeling suddenly that the old man before me was not Brother Maceo at all, but someone else disguised to confuse me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her own feeling for the earth, he thought, and he would not confuse it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the streets are named after Trujillo's family, so it’s kind of confusing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked from Mr. Patterson’s face to mine, which must have looked confused. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo led the officer back to the room, and he looked more confused than ever. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” she says, her voice shrill and confused. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, the archaeological literature can be confusing in this respect, because many books and papers report uncalibrated dates as B.C. and fail to mention that they are actually uncalibrated. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Next day, on 12/10, Alex resumes quest for an opening to the sea, but only becomes more confused, traveling in circles. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow she confuses the clues, thinks that his hands reach out for a different reason, not to say no, but to say yes. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Or maybe because she confuses the hell out of me? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They set off for home, but they got lost; and then they had trouble with an owl and became confused over their direction. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd responds with its token applause, but he's confused and tries to give Effie Trinket a big hug, which she barely manages to fend off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Their conversation is confusing, but I can’t waste time now trying to determine what their bizarre words mean. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I force on the most confused face I can muster. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I laugh when he looks at me, all confused, like he has no idea how I figured it out. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He stopped laughing and stared at me, completely confused. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You people are easily confused by the look of things. I’ve had my eye on him for a while now. He’s cleverer than folk give him credit for. Always looking at things and asking questions.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was confused by this sudden glare of attention; it was as if the characters in a favorite painting, absorbed in their own concerns, had looked up out of the canvas and spoken to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, stood painfully, his face drowsy and confused, as if a legion of battles had ebbed and advanced there, over many years. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Change them around and read either the word on or the word no; both together are confusing." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabe slid to the ground and huddled there in the cheering crowd, breathing hard, exhausted, confused, and exhilarated. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Stella’s voice comes through my speakers, confused and shocked. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He left the kid standing there confused, hands still up, preparing for a fight. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Now that Salva was learning more than a few simple words, he found the English language quite confusing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that he had to reload and shoot again, but he stood where he was, confused. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a faintly confused expression, as if he couldn’t see why he had to leave the Institute, why he couldn’t just keep on being a Messenger forever. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. So, sorry if I come across callous sometimes. Or, I don’t know, defensive. Most of the time I’m just confused.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The news about everything was confusing and contradictory. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I, listening, Found not the salt of the whispers of my girl, Murmur of confused colors, as we lay near sleep; Little wise words and little witty words, Wanton as water, honied with eagerness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m confused. I don’t know what I know any more.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was momentarily confused when the teacher told us to hold out our hands—then stunned when he slapped my and my cousin’s palms with a stick. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He bounced a couple of slackers who confused freedom with no rules, so the rest of us don’t make waves. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He honestly thought he was doing his girls a favor, and it confused him when the thanks never came. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the old woman herself was now a giantess, and his vision was blurred and confused. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Almost at once production workers began to exhibit the staggered gait and confused faculties that mark the recently poisoned. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mark thought he might explode, so confused was he by what had transpired over the last half an hour or so. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s just—sometimes what you wear doesn’t really match, you know? It’s a little confusing.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Jed replied slowly, as if talking to a confused child. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Partly because I’m too confused to acknowledge it, but also because I don’t understand what “it” is. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I hear a bunch of confusing trial talk. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel was the eighth, and his mother became confused about his sex when he was born. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t point out who was who, or I missed it, so I stood there confused until the tall, skinny woman with glasses gave a small harrumph and waved at her partner. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know she’s waking me up and it’s hours later and my head is completely confused till I hear her saying, “Noise, Todd, I can hear Noise.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If this seems confusing, you may take some comfort in knowing that it was confusing to physicists, too. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The argument went on and on, and they became locked in a confused rhetorical exchange that left them exhausted, each accusing the other of being more stubborn than a mule. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces were as confused as I’m sure mine looked. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Okay, now I’m confused,” said Kate, and the other children signaled their agreement. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Mom was always getting confused and filling in the wrong dates on the lesson plans or losing the homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was confused until I realized it was like a prayer before battle, and I gulped. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment, they stared at Koffi's lights with the same sort of confused wonder before one of them spoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They will not say, But she’s young; she must have been confused. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The story of the woman’s deception gave form and meaning to confused defensive feelings that had long been sleeping in me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the following year, the mayor decrees that his citizens start celebrating the World Series before the first pitch is thrown—an act that, in his confused mind, will ensure a victory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

So I knew that God could get Sam if He wanted to; and between worrying about that and being confused over which side was right I couldn’t concentrate on church much. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow life had become fragmented, confusing; for a moment he had lost his unwavering drive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporters were immediately and thoroughly confused, and some took to spying on Smith. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The exploits of Rambo and Delta Force became confusing to some, who’d never imagined men escaping entire armies, while still managing to kill so many people. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

At first confused and frightened, he looked around wildly, but when he saw Aunt Queen, he relaxed and smiled. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day, Carla set out on her long journey to school with a host of confused feelings. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then grown-up birds confuse those plastic scraps with food and feed them to their chicks, and the babies die of starvation even though their parents are feeding them just like they should. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I think the Merryweather cheerleaders confuse me because I missed out on Sunday School. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jhogo took the whip from her hands, but his face was confused. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

To be so sad and so confused at the same time. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Like a play, you know,” Kit floundered, confused by the increasing horror on both their faces. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and Devon were so happy I was sure they got confused and thought they’d drawn the bird themselves. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d said she could never forgive, but it would seem she already had, and she flushed with confused dismay. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I think being an adult must be confusing as hell. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As a boy I was confused about issues of race but did not consider myself deprived or unhappy. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to look at Chubs over the seat, but he was just as confused as I was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The other children were staring at Reynie, who seemed dreadfully confused. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The door was half open—for Sarah’s return, no doubt—and he walked in, making no sound, feeling a confused impulse to flee. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

To her dismay, his expression went from alarmed to distinctly confused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On his first and only journey by subway he got lost and confused, and missed his appointment; now he takes taxis only when he has to, and the rest of the time he walks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Peeta's clawing at Cato's arm, but weakly, as if confused over whether it's more important to breathe or try and stem the gush of blood from the gaping hole a mutt left in his calf. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He did show nervousness before a game, as certain great actors show stage fright before a demanding performance, but this state of anxiety shouldn’t be confused with fear. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I look over at Michael, and he seems pretty confused too. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It would be a dangerous move—unheard of really—more likely than not to confuse everyone with an oar in his hand, to throw the rhythm of the boat into utter chaos. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He looked a little confused, but had the grace not to call me out on my dubious behavior. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I filled my mind with other people’s thoughts—all in English—so that when she looked at me inside out, she would be confused by what she saw. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People might confuse you with one of the other Reds around.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if Jed had been some kind of link they all shared, and now that it had been severed, his followers were confused and unable to function. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I looked at my teammates, moving from face to face, not sure if I was upset or just confused. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He was the first man I met of either color who did not confuse the popular image of the thing with the thing itself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too confused and too angry about getting thrown out of the car to realize what had happened. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And now I’m sitting on the other side of the world, failing him as I eat food that comes from the country I’m suddenly confused about. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it. If dreams are supposed to reveal things to us does that mean we’re dreaming now? And if we are, then how come I’m more confused than I ever was?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He looked confused, or embarrassed, or surprised, or maybe even mad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was Faith, across the table, staring straight at me, all annoyed and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He didn’t think the girl would hurt him, but she might keep him confused and fascinated until the Population Police or the security guards or someone else arrived. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got the world at your fingertips, the world of fashion, of art, and the world of thought right in your own back yard. Going would only confuse you further.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This confused me because I felt just about the same mixture of emotions for him myself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Just as gratefulness was confused in my mind with love, so possession became mixed up with motherhood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father has a way of persuading people without charm that has always confused me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Or maybe—just maybe—he was trapped in this hell, scared and confused, just like Tad, and wasn’t telling the truth because Tad had never given him a reason to trust him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Fang did attempt to make contact, and for a while there he tried to get in my way at my locker after school, looking all pathetic and confused, asking me if I was okay. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My professor, Linda Heywood, was slight and bespectacled, spoke with a high Trinidadian lilt that she employed like a hammer against young students like me who confused agitprop with hard study. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He fell into a confused dream in which monsters pursued him through a dark forest. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sensitivity remained: the ability to feel what the others were feeling in the belly and chest; words were not necessary, but the messages the people felt were confused now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think anyone who knew me might have been frightened or confused. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve actually had to stop calling her Glamour Girl, because Sam gets confused and can’t keep a straight face whenever someone says her real name, so I call her Kennedy now. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I am confused, but I begin to suspect Isabel has a role in this. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But what could even a Ranger see except a confused trail of orc-feet? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m so confused. So where is she anyway? Is she somewhere around here?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Translations just confuse it, dilute it, like words going from Spanish to English. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I looked confused when she said that, because then she said, “Well, when you share a name with one of the smartest men who ever lived, how could you not be?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you frightened?” he asked, confused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If their gods were listening, they might have been much confused by the wild difference in what was being asked of them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The dinner guests regard him, their mouths hanging open in confused smiles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

What people say about themselves can also be very confusing, for the simple reason that most of us aren’t very objective about ourselves. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A couple of months ago she would have rejoiced, of course, and she knew that too, and felt confused. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The aim is to confuse the male moth and alter the normal behavior so that, in the welter of attractive scents, he cannot find the true scent trail leading to the female. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jordan was stronger, but he was drunk and confused. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, an awareness of syntax can help you avoid ambiguous, confusing, and convoluted sentences. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But there was no confusing where we were now. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presumably, a confused person would be too addled to recognize that he was confused. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The more I heard, the more confused I felt. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was so tired and confused about what was gonna happen next I just wanted something to happen now. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Thomas perked up at that, confused by the statement. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Motherless candidates confused her, and in motherless elections she stayed at home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gets up groggy and confused, but Darius helps us up the stairs and out the door. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then Chas noticed me, and I could see the confused astonishment on his face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Finally she stood in Pilate’s doorway, limp, wet, and confused, clutching her bundles in whatever way she could. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relentless beating heat was beginning to confuse me and I had a bad moment there before I realized that so far his suspicions hadn't alighted on Tom. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It is very common for a child to be confused at first. Please give it some time. I assure you he will grow accustomed.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was a little crazy. But I wasn’t crazy in any complicated manner. I didn’t confuse you did I, darling?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then he nodded and moved on to his next victim in our line of confused Navajos who had been standing at attention for more than half an hour. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safe from my confused feelings about the Obscure Object; and safe, too, from the bits of conversation I’d been overhearing from my parents’ bedroom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She looked at their confused faces and quickly continued. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You boys are crazy with grief. Kitty had two sons, and I know it because we talked all the time. Why are you trying to confuse me on the day of her funeral?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes sir,” I said, nervous, and way confused about this whole conversation we were having. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Catelyn Stark's plea had roused a bare dozen; the others looked confused, or frightened, or sullen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They won’t listen, Jam! They said the drawing was just a drawing. That monsters aren’t real anymore, that I was confusing Moss.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We know how confusing we find it when native-born Japanese people speak English without distinguishing / and r: imagine the confusion if our alphabet did the same while similarly homogenizing the other consonants that I mentioned! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the piles of worms, confused, just like me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’m on the steps, I’m on the pavement, it’s so confusing, my heart is racing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was more than confusing—it killed me to discover the depth of their spinelessness. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Of course not. Father surrounded the grave with branches of mutarara, wild gardenia, to confuse them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, this can be a little confusing, particularly when different systems use the same symbol to refer to different chords. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I am speechless and find myself blinking at her like a confused owl. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was confused: Should I try to win against the voice out there? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anybody who’d tried to grow up and sort out what to do and who to become in a world that is too confusing for me to ever understand. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking even when our enemies tried to confuse us by getting on our frequency to scream loudly in our ears and bang pots and pans. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Todd?” he barks, confused and scared and watching me leave him behind. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

This need not be confusing; the year 45 BCE is the same as 45 BC, and the year 1945 CE is the same as AD 1945. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he possessed a mind capable of tinkering with things just enough to make them impossibly confusing and himself so dissatisfied with his own intellectual inadequacies that he would never be happy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why say suboptimal? Why not say what you really are? Thoughtless and confusing and manipulative?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I can hardly look at him without a welling of confused, unpleasant emotion. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As different as the brothers were, they were close enough to be confused by history. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My eyes were covered and closed: eddying darkness seemed to swim round me, and reflection came in as black and confused a flow. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were healthy and fine and I was confused. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor had been vaguely aware of the movement, but her mind was too confused to speak. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The adults would do their best to answer his questions, but their answers were often vague, or confusing, or contradictory, and then Bod would walk down to the old chapel and talk to Silas. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Boots was confused in people’s minds with Brute, the most ferocious man-eater ever seen in the circus. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The memory of Day bound to his chair, agonizing over his wounded leg, makes me both angry and confused. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I watched her carefully, yet it was her voice that confused me, a familiar sound from a forgotten dream. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she hung up the phone, she turned around to see me standing there confused and scared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It may be that the counsels of the Enemy will be confused, or hindered by his wrath with Saruman. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell her she was confused and wasn’t making sense, because of course our plant was a Cobalt Blue Orchid. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Said Minister Wilfred X of the Detroit mosque, “We would be ignorant to get confused and go to arguing and fighting among ourselves and forget who the real enemy is. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I got even more confused, because I figured out that she was probably talking about Darren. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We are all a bit worried sometimes, confused at other times—even if our books make our lives seem magical. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I was confused about exactly what trouble he had in mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s dreams were confused and disturbing: Nagini wove in and out of them, first through a gigantic, cracked ring, then through a wreath of Christmas roses. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It can help rid their writing of errors, dead ends, and confusing passages. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas stared back, confused, his face turning bright red, his gut clenching. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I could have told them I was Divergent, and I was confused about what to choose, they would have understood. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Pax had been confused by this fear—the small woman was projecting nothing but kindness and concern. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was much that Nathan still didn’t know about the Enemy Way, and this talk of a male patient only confused Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Erin—who sits next to me in the cafeteria when it’s not basketball season—just started eating the carrots off my plate enthusiastically and thanking people until they got confused. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and Devon were so happy I was sure they got confused and thought they’d drawn the bird themselves. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some might have been confused about Lily, but with my tinge of color and crinkly hair, there'd be no question about me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"What if she can't drive with half a body?" she asked the doctor, who at this point looked somewhere between amused and confused. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her poems were weird, all dashes and confusing words. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I am so sorry. I don’t know what happened. I got confused and nervous and suddenly...” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I looked up at him, confused, but did as he asked. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were not in the least confused; they were making seven rats look like twenty rats, or forty, a steady stream of them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The harder I tried to figure things out, the more confused I felt. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam stared at both her parents, numb and confused. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Looking back now, I can see we were pretty confused about this whole area around sex. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said the army had turned her younger brother Will from being a “nice kid” to being a “confused jerk.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The significance of the fashion for Ancient Greek and Roman culture is an awkward one for music, leading to possibly the least successful and most confusing of all its labels. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Most of the class seemed confused, but then Matt Kapok, a kid in the front row, offered fifty cents. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Calista tilted her head to the side, like she was the one who was confused. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Elodin did something that could, conceivably, be referred to as teaching, but for the most part he seemed more interested in confusing me than shedding any real light on the subject of naming. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Actually they probably just want to get us all stirred up and confused and at each other’s throats so that nothing bad or organized could happen around here.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Comes out of me like a question because I am confused. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“We only had our shifts confused,” I say. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A wave of horrifying images with a brief respite I confuse with waking—only to find another wave knocking me back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if they were just Claremonts, you wouldn’t have so much luck. It’d sure as hell be less confusing—it’s the name everybody knows them by anyway!” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Minho actually recoiled at the harsh rebuke, but his face seemed more confused to Thomas than hurt or angry. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The troubled white audiences were confused, disturbed, felt themselves threatened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So when I’m a freshman, Gus takes me to the Osprey—” I tilt my head, confused. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, confused, and she sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I felt confused, weak, and ecstatic all at once. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when we talk I can spin Rondell around so bad his black face scrunches up and turns purple he’s so confused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Everything is so confusing and all your words only make things worse.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, my belly is full of pizza, but I’m still confused. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Stella was relieved when all eyes moved to look at Hazel, who stood up and gazed around with as confused a look as Stella imagined she herself had on her face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was confused, as I wasn’t sure what day or time it was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Good medicine, after the last few confusing days. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, he looked confused, as if he were hearing the word halmoni for the first time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m so confused. I don’t know if you’re a girl or a boy.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Pax was sure of this, but he was also confused. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, I’m confused about what I’m doing there, but then I look at my wrists and remember what I did last night. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Professor Thomas looked at me with a confused expression, but then she glanced at the picture on her desk and picked it up to get a closer look. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I hate being confused with that old horse-man. And now, how may I help you little dead ones?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

For several months during his childhood there had been confused street fighting in London itself, some of which he remembered vividly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The white kids I’d met that morning, they went in one direction, the black kids went in another direction, and I was left standing in the middle, totally confused. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Every word from the kid was like a fist punching Thomas in the gut, making him feel more guilty and confused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But the image of him flopping down on the gravel shoulder, confused, was worse. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was confused about what was going on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He won a homework pass off a lucky guess and he confused me in Scattergories. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But then once it ended, maybe he tried to walk back home, but got confused. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man just smiled the kind of uneasy smile one uses when one is utterly confused. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looked so young at that moment, so confused and vulnerable and lonely, and this, more than anything, made Mia feel she’d failed her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

More people spilled out, dazed, confused, and frightened. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was confused about why that would bother him now that he was free. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Although confused by this, she made note of it, labeling the phenomenon a “false change.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I shot him a confused look and took a sip of my beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She twisted, confusing them, and climbed swiftly out of their reach. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“How we feelin’?” she asked, and I was momentarily confused by the “we” she was referring to. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The vegetables were small and withered, the flowers leached of their color, confusing the birds and the bees. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When we hang up, I’m feeling more confused than ever. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Kenton looked away from me, and again an expres-sion crossed her face as though she were trying to puzzle out something that had quite confused her. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had come to realize that I didn’t have any feelings towards the AT that weren’t confused and contradictory. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you mean that the other way around? You’re a bit confused.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But I saw her die,” I said, confused. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I never confused my teachers or the priests with actual family members; in fact they were most awesome for being without families. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed out of his house, confused, arms wrapped around myself, head heavy, as if it had grown until I felt I had no body. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Grace’s body twisted on the bed in a way that it hadn’t during her labor, like it was confused about where Peach had gone, and her toes curled and her hands flexed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Luke found that so confusing, he just kept his mouth shut. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

By noon, confused patrols were flying over the mountains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Callie had seemed confused by outside people sometimes understanding her and sometimes not. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

An instant later she is confused and somewhat irritated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She must have confused her book characters,” was Miss K’s amused answer. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What?” he said, confused, as if someone had come up behind him and shouted in his ear. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My parents are just confused by the whole thing. They don’t really understand what happened, and to be honest...I don’t even know how to explain it all to them.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would go into the workshop and help Arcadio sensitize the daguerreotype plates with an efficiency and a tenderness that ended up by confusing him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The whole thing was very confusing, especially since Aunt Judith was a convert. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He touches the screen again, and the screen changes, but it remains just as confusing, a web of lines, tangled threads of numbers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In a minute he came out of the woods looking confused. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A few confused ogres carried surfboards, like they’d shown up at the wrong party. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he saw who it was, however, he lowered the blade, confused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As big and confusing as the city had looked from above, it was even more so on the ground. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Very sorry,” Marco said, smiling apologetically at Aunt Daisy, who looked more confused than ever. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think this means confused so I tell him again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sentences tangled and twisted together, every word I said had my father looking more startled and more confused, until finally I just pulled the list from my drawer and shoved it into his hands. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was at that moment that the classroom door opened and Ellis Carter walked in looking lost and happy and confused all at once. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Wait, maybe I’m getting them confused. Which one was the one with the dark hair that was brushed forward?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

So she was confused and disoriented when the front door burst open and several people entered, all seemingly talking at once. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m confused for a second but then I realize it makes sense to have a secret entrance like this. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I startled awake in bed, confused as I listened to Chubs snore and Zu toss and turn. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You can be forgiven if you found the previous paragraph confusing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him how confused I am by Mama Ya-Ya’s words but, instead, I just change the subject. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The mother ran out and held him, her only child, in a confused hug. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She regained consciousness shortly after the surgery and woke agitated and confused. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The officer looks confused, like someone's just pulled a rabbit out of a paper bag. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On the street, the colors dazzle and confuse me after so much time inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Nike,’ Hazel said, stepping forward slowly, ‘you’re confused, like all the gods. The Greeks and Romans are on the verge of war. It’s causing your two aspects to clash.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But sometimes the memories feel so real, so visceral, so personal, that I confuse them with my own. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like the confused wife calling her sister-in-law to explain her husband to her,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And my parents looked confused, but they nodded too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I stopped, alarmed, confused...I had made no threatening move. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The lorries stop, we climb out—a confused heap, a remnant of many names. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at first relieved, then confused and embarrassed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy21 is talking about the cosmos with a handful of very confused reporters. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid it might be more enemies, but Kronos’s forces looked as confused as we were. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

If she was going to hunt in this confusing land, she must leave a trail to lead her home. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, with nothing to really cheer about, the noise quickly died and then there was a confused silence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been too scared to realize it at first, and then too confused. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

As a result, when we have a lot on our minds, we can get confused about where the “false” tag belongs, or can forget it entirely. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Not for the first time in Native American history, the confusing, incorrect name prevailed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She spoke very loudly, and I was a little confused and embarrassed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A couple of nurses jumped up, and I had a confused impression of shelves and medicine cabinets. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

What you avoid when you don’t meet someone face-to-face are all the confusing and complicated and ultimately irrelevant pieces of information that can serve to screw up your judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

At one point his words slid together to form one word—sounds as confused as the threads of blue and green oil in the puddle next to my shoes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I organized it on a spreadsheet so, you know, it would look all official and you wouldn’t get confused like you did yesterday.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione opened her mouth to answer, then closed it again, looking more confused than ever. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Riccio knew where this tiny passage led: into a labyrinth of alleys that could confuse even a Venetian. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The staging room was crowded, warm, loud, confused. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he registered that they were together in a giant’s bed with a skeleton cat, he looked more confused than ever. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was a little confused because I didn't think anybody had moved out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Long past the hour of Compline, the last prayers of the night, a sound aroused me to a confused state of wakefulness. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you could make it your son’s name, although I guess that might be confusing.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The jumper shook his head, more confused than ashamed. “ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looked a little confused, maybe even a little afraid. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Finally the boys from Washington emerged, looking sleepy, confused, and decidedly innocent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It made me a little mad to be confused for my father, but I knew Ralph was an egg or two short of a dozen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She had become tired of waiting for the man who would stay, of the men who left, of the countless men who missed the road to her house, confused by the uncertainty of the cards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She confused being sick with being brave, and suffered agonies while imagining she merited praise for it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He thought he might name the child Malachy, after himself, but his North of Ireland accent and the alcoholic mumble confused the clerk so much he simply entered the name Male on the certificate. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And this was both odd and confusing to me, because ever since we’d arrived, the outside world had loomed in my imagination as someplace inaccessible yet wonderfully desirable. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that was what he had come to; he was so lost, so confused, so devoid of all reason, that he had sought death. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her hand the envelope to Ellie, who seemed a bit confused. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“But—if you’re an illegal—” Luke hadn't thought he could get any more confused. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And they would have, if you’d been wearing them. But you gave them to the satyr, which wasn’t part of the plan. Grover messes up everything he touches. He even confused the curse.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to confuse our retreat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was all too confusing and scary to think about. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Ziggy finishes doing his business and looks up at us, like he’s both proud of what he’s done and confused by how we’re behaving. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Inconsistencies began to arise in crucial details, all of which I inexplicably confused and alternated. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I made a list because I was confused. Yes, me, confused!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Drawing June like that just made her feel more confused. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I did not know what he meant by Open House, and I was more confused when he said he missed meeting my parents on that evening. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And she looked confused while she turned left and then right like she was playing keep-away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

This objection rests on a common tendency to confuse an explanation of causes with a justification or acceptance of results. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And my thoughts, too, became cloudy and confused. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man who helped us seemed confused about our purchase but wasn’t interested enough to ask. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Blinded by the glare of the headlights and confused by the incessant groaning of the horns the apparition stood swaying for a moment before he perceived the man in the duster. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘Duluth!’ yelled a third, which momentarily stopped the conversation as the other ghosts gave him confused looks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He looked at the dashboard of the plane, studied the dials and hoped to get some help, hoped to find a compass, but it was all so confusing, a jumble of numbers and lights. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was confused now, but Dessie could hold his bit and point him, the way a handler points a thoroughbred at the barrier to show his breeding and his form. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had confused him with her son again, because the hot wind that came after the deluge and had brought occasional waves of lucidity to Úrsula's brain had passed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

To make matters even more confusing, the origin of the calendar was changed again in 1976. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bleary-eyed and confused, I followed her to the kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed confused to find that it was no longer on top of Grand Central Terminal. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My willingness to eat confused and annoyed the staff, confounding their efforts to understand what I was doing there. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I entered the maze and wandered around in circles for a few minutes, confused. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What I want is for people to be confused about what gender I am,” Sasha explained later. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She didn’t feel any less confused when he blushed and pulled his Chinese handcuffs out of his pocket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Seven shot Valley a confused look, but she looked just as lost. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could see why he was confused, considering the rules of biology. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I almost reject the call, too confused about the suddenness of this moment, but I answer before the call goes away, before Rufus goes away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s confusing to him, too. Plus Gogol is not an Indian name, so he’s like a total outsider, even in his own culture.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Though the feelings were confused, he thought that he had liked the feelings that his mother had called Stirrings. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dalio and I looked at each other, confused about whether this was a legitimate complaint or simply a prank. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A bit confusing, because I knew this straw-haired, freckled girl who said she was Jewish. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, Shirley only listened politely, hunting for the tune, because all too often each instrument sang its own song and confused her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even though I was sort of confused about what he was talking about. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about, boy?” she asked, confused. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It held a kernel of something that was confusing for both of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I use my hand to illustrate a snout since she can’t understand, but she is still confused. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Right,” said Harry, a little confused, but reassured all the same. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to pretend this Hudson stuff isn’t confusing, because it is. But I just want you to know that the way I feel about you? Isn’t confusing.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She was the most confusing person he had ever met, and surely as wicked as everyone else in the castle—although he could not quite bring himself to believe it completely. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The music stopped and the guests gathered in the main hall where a small, innocent priest, adorned with the vestments of high mass, read the complicated sermon he had written exalting confused and impracticable virtues. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in a confused, noisy, foul-smelling place. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

How we live confuses some people, so Mami starts her usual explanation. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She shows me her phone and I read the screen, confused. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“People at this school confuse a tan and perfect teeth with hotness.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Luke’s face was just as confused as the kids. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The American war effort had made Johnson’s Great Society a myth, King said, and had created a “troubled and confused society.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When we emerged into the entryway, Ambrose managed to look confused and shocked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She really is crazy cute, even if she confuses the hell out of me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Which confuses me more, ’cause her face is still wet, her eyes beet red. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He looked rather doubtingly—rather confused; said something about “honour,”—glanced at Emma and at Harriet, and then seeing the book open on the table, took it up, and examined it very attentively. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

According to witnesses, Walter seemed confused both by Myers, a man he had never seen before, and the note itself. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When she sees my confused look, she adds, “Because they’re allied with the original purpose of our city, see?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Trying to confuse the smell. It won’t work for long, but it might help get you out.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘A child of Mars, are you? A praetor of Rome? No true Roman would spare the Greeks. I cannot abide to be split and confused - I cannot think straight! Kill them! Win!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His brow was furrowed, as if my sadness confused and worried him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He looked at her, his eyes wild and confused. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I was plenty confused about him as it was. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She looked confused; she always did after a fit. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lecturing tone and bewildering phrases from a judge I’d never met left me completely confused. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was groggy and confused most of the time and my head is just starting to clear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then we’d all stare at it with confused expressions on all our faces: “Now what?” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the people living in the Great Lakes region are confused by their place on the country’s edge—an edge that is border but not coast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured it: me holding my grandfather’s body, terrified and confused, never suspecting the truth about him or myself. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He craved sleep after a long night of hunting, but as usual he’d trotted a long weaving path home to confuse any possible predators. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Now she was confused, now she was just plain scared. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if the angry Romans, burning couches, and exploding buildings weren’t confusing enough, hundreds of purple ghosts drifted through the forum, passing straight through the demigods’ bodies and wailing incoherently. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When the door quietly opens, his eyes widen in alarm, then become confused. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He spent most of the evening stabbing at the remote control, trying to find a show that wasn’t too boring or confusing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They’re a little confused by the mob scene at the gym entrance. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He was momentarily confused by the non sequitur. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s confused by why they matter at all. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were too many choices, so it was easy to get confused and pick the wrong thing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said the traffic confused him, made him more nervous than he could see any reason for. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now, whenever she thinks of it, she is confused about what she did and didn’t cause. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I thought the whole idea was to make it not confusing,” I say. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dad’s job is something confusing with computers and universities. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Only Americans could be so stupid as to confuse poisonous mushrooms with safe ones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I’m a little confused by the look of sympathy on the secretary’s face when she shows me into Mr. Brademas’s office. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Life imitating art, art imitating life; I really get those two confused, sort of like I can never remember if claret is Bordeaux wine or Burgundy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“And in the meantime, if people are as confused and uncomfortable about things as yourself, well, they aren’t going to organize in any viable way, believe me.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt confused, I did not understand what he was getting at. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here and now confuses their equipment. You can’t ever say Logan County strangeness isn’t good for something.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Turner was a bit confused; even someone who had lived in Boston knew you climbed down to the sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I am confused now and hardly know what my impression is, but I have considerable hopes.... Every word about her is precious.... Except at post-time my sufferings are nothing to yours,” she told her husband. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ice-cold air hit them like an oncoming wind: Yaxley, confused, looked around for the source of the trouble and saw Harry’s disembodied hand and wand pointing at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Then trip them for me, trip them and confuse them and slow them down. Can you do that?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Cecilia, looking like a vibrant mariposa in a purple tunic, her hair blossoming with sprigs of lavender, was fluttering about the kitchen looking confused and agitated. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The boy made some mistakes on the Stampede Trail, but confusing a caribou with a moose wasn’t among them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a fire engine and some confused firemen. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, okay, there’s that weird thing with Gogol’s name. Like, why does he need two names? It’s actually kind of confusing.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve written about these confused feelings in my diary, too, but this is one confusion that doesn’t get any clearer by writing about it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to turn the volume down on my Lobot ears, but I got confused and turned them louder at first, which kind of shocked me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Most of the time his smiles were confused or scared or a combination of any number of other things. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Basketball confused me because when I caught the ball I didn’t know whom to throw it to. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas was only getting more and more confused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Spirits around them chattered like bats—lost and confused, not remembering their past or even their names. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her fast thinking left him confused and helpless. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They nodded sympathetically but seemed confused by my anxiety I called Walter before leaving for Sweden, and he told me that the interview had gone fine, which was reassuring. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even with him stoned out of his mind, I could see how people might confuse us for brothers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So Jessie went up to her room and did what she always did when she was upset or angry or sad or confused. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Her memories were clouded, jumbled together, confused; it had all happened too quickly, and there were so many years yet to go, and her grandchildren would be born and raised in cities faraway. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To say I was confused is an understatement. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To avoid future misunderstandings, however, CBS programs would no longer use “a simulated news broadcast within a dramatization” that could confuse listeners. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The outburst of confused, distressed noises that erupted from the lines was shushed with a piercing buzzer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A few people like Celia chuckled, but Dimple just frowned, confused. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The light here was broken and muted, and the shadows were thick, tangled, confusing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I realized that I wasn’t really dizzy—only confused. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, the wicked will tell us things just to confuse us—to haunt our thoughts long after we’ve faced them. He would be delighted to know you’re still fretting over whatever nonsense he said.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“No. No—only a kind of sinking in the heart. Maybe later I’ll sort it out to hatred. There was no interval from loveliness to horror, you see. I’m confused, confused.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas squinted, confused by what Chuck had said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her sudden disappearance confused Mr. Levy as much as her strange biography of Mr. Reilly had. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next moment he did not, confused anew about whether the Hessians were his friends or enemies. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem convinced that I’m easily confused,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlin and everyone else around him were confused by this action. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The night Grover was escorting us to camp, he got confused, took some wrong turns. You remember he told you that once?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Horses and mules balk in their traces, sensing the panic and confused by the noise. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The third, Eastasia, only emerged as a distinct unit after another decade of confused fighting. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He looked confused for a moment and then laughed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody would confuse her for a model, but what did that matter? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We ran in different directions, and for a moment the boar was confused. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Many a night, I drifted off to sleep, filled with wonder at how the two-edged-sword teachings so hurt, confused, concerned, and upset the government full of men trained highly in all of the modem sciences. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Peris: his voice, his brown eyes, the way his forehead crinkled when he was confused. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t show it to her. She reads rather dreadfully. She’ll be confused for days.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Further to confuse the issue, a ‘red herring’ was drawn across the trail—the mythical woman in the red kimono. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We re three powerful half-bloods. Our presence should confuse him. Mingle. Act natural. Do some dancing. But keep an eye on those kids.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was troubling, and confusing, to think about such things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But now Hideo is before me, exposing some fragile, inner working of his heart, and I’m sitting here and staring back, flustered and confused. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sound of footsteps coming up the stairs brought Violet out of her thoughts, and soon the hook-handed man opened the door and thrust a very tired, confused, and scared Klaus into the room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I make George look as confused as possible. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He looked up, confused, studying the three men for a moment until he recognized them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew almost as many herbs as the curandera, but he would get confused when it came to deciding on their use, and he had committed some irreparable mistakes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had thought it odd even then, but the red in the dream confused her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After we first arrived, the children congregated outside our house each and every morning, which confused us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I thought the whole thing would be that way, but it's just confusing and pointless. The ghosts—if there are ghosts—don't even do anything. They just show up and stand around." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was better to think that and do something than to wonder and be confused. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” the girls screamed, except for one confused nymph in a yellow dress who squeaked, “Team Leo!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Our people have been watching him run around the county, stirring up things. He’s planning an attack soon. When he arrives, I want to be sure you’re not confused about your loyalty.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Why did he feel so confused about this? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She still crying and she look awful confused. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"But it's so hot," insisted Daisy, on the verge of tears, "And everything's so confused. Let's all go to town!" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Every confused and tortured soul I knew wanted that clarity. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

People disappeared and then were found far away, disoriented and confused. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In my confused and credulous state, the sight of the man in the demon mask startled me into wakefulness, the seductive warmth I had felt a moment ago vanished, leaving my body limp and leaden. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As for the girl he singled out, she was left impressed and terrified and confused by his momentary attention—which was precisely the intent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was growing more and more confused about what she wanted. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that’s not confusing enough, some singular nouns that end in s are regarded as pairs—scissors, trousers, tongs, pliers, tweezers, and breeches, for instance. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor boy was confused by our reaction. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Their faces were confused and he could not see them clearly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

One day, I came home from kindergarten confused by the fact that none of my new friends wanted me to smother them with kisses. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little confused. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I'm hungry and confused and I just want my papa. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they found it as confusing as he had. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ordinarily we never ask why,” Mrs. Montague said, “because it tends to confuse planchette. However, this time we were bold, and came right out and asked. Arthur?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray looked as confused as I had when I heard about the kids. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So how did that work? Weren’t you confused?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And it lasted forever, three or four hours at least, which confused me because white church was only like an hour—in and out, thanks for coming. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the boys began to look at her, confused, in pain. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She looks down and seems confused about how they got there. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Dumbledore left the office, leaving Harry to his very confused thoughts. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He lets the curtain drop, too confused to do anything but sit on the bed with his eyebrows furrowed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then I was really confused because Mother had never worked as a secretary for a firm that made things out of steel. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Going into any prison is deeply confusing if you know anything about the racial demographics of America. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She reported it, although years later Abramov said that the interpreter confused the word “pork” for “pigs” and that Bobby was referring to the food he was eating at a restaurant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The look of wild, confused fear he gave me was a brief, sweet pleasure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could tell this approach of theirs confused him a little. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank gave Leo a confused smile—like he couldn’t decide whether to gloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus—but he cheerfully let Hazel drag him along. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hearing this type of talk confused me even more about the objectives of all I was learning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Answer me, have not all my questions to the Paper confused you?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He looks confused, and of course he is. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He tilts his fat lovable head like a confused puppy. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He retraced the duel then, for it confused him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Um...I think you have me confused with someone else,” he said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe like might be confusing, but popular is even weirder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He’s confused... rubbing his head... staring up at Frank, tall and thin, and then at Gimpy nearby, massive, hairy, gray-faced Gimpy with bushy eyebrows that almost hide his blue eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I guess everyone else was thinking the same thing, because they looked pretty confused. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You wander: your head becomes confused. I have been too abrupt in communicating the news; it has excited you beyond your strength.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Something is going out; I can feel it pass me like a cold wind. I can hear, far off, confused sounds—as of men talking in strange tongues, fierce-falling water, and the howling of wolves.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ben considered the slimy, confusing creature on the table, and then he looked at Jinny and grinned. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Hagrid shook his head; his expression was disbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained a blow to the head, that he was confused, perhaps by the aftereffects of a jinx.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve had enough abuse for one day,” I said, confused as to why he would want to play me again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And suddenly I got very confused and lonely because I was at that moment telling her my list, and in the telling, it grew. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to be so confused that at a school all about social justice, there was still a lot of racism and sexism—and actually all kinds of-isms. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“He's trying to confuse. He's slippery. Watch out!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Aureliano at that time had very confused notions about the difference between Conservatives and Liberals, his father-in-law gave him some schematic lessons. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The confusing blur of sounds and sensations around me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You two are here early. Did we have a plan to meet this morning?” she asks, looking confused. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Robbie, this is no kinda explanation if all I am is more confused and freaked-out at the end of it. You realize that, right?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Angie looks confused, but says okay and leads me down the hall. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Let me suggest that instead of worrying and frightening these new ones, who have just come and are weary and confused, let us wait and see what the meeting decides. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

There were no confusing, meandering statements with him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

For himself, Chess only felt dizzy and confused. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The last thing I heard was she was getting married to some guy in Georgia,” I said, confused. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Entering Matrosskaya Tishina, I found a confusing maze of cell blocks, low doorways, endless tunnels, dingy corridors, and ancient metal staircases. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

What had me the most confused was how people saw things the way they wanted to. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The comedian Jon Stewart was confused, too, because on his show he criticized George W. Bush’s “War on Terror” by protesting, “Terror isn’t even a noun!” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Gollum in his own way, and with much more excuse as his acquaintance was much briefer, may have made a similar mistake, confusing kindness and blindness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The two policemen standing behind him looked confused. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Your fault,” he says, confused and just repeating what I said but right on the money, ain’t he? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There's a look on her face, a little scared, partly confused, partly something else. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed confused, as if he couldn't quite work out what he was looking at. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And since the pharaohs were supposed to be related to the gods, it really didn’t matter if Isis and Nefertiti got a little bit confused. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I think I was trying to make my life uncomplicated because everything inside me felt so confusing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Harry had a confused impression of noise and bodies pressing in on him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It took a second for this to register; her face was confused at first, and then the realization of what Moss meant grew, lighting up her eyes, her mouth slowly dropping open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I thought I had finally figured things out, but after the previous night, I felt as confused as I had when I arrived at Fullbrook. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I should have returned immediately and insisted on seeing her, but I was too confused. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She blinked, and the history of the lantern swam before her eyes: the rough seas when it broke, where it had come from, images so quick and confused that she couldn’t focus on them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I was confused, not knowing whether to run for cover under sea grape, or what was left of it, or try to fight them off with my cane. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The passage described the great prophet Mormon, a fact I’d found confusing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The words were all common enough, but the context confused me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I glanced back in my rearview mirror, confused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The teacher realized the situation might be confusing for Gary, since exams usually came only with the questions. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the axis had shifted: I was now trying to balance parenting with something altogether different and more confusing—politics, America, Barack’s quest to do something important. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The cop gave me the most confused look. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I know, but twelve can be—uh, it can be a confusing...,” he stuttered. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She kept coming back to the pages her mother had written about love, but they were confusing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never knew words could be so confusing,” Milo said to Tock as he bent down to scratch the dog’s ear. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nok, Pong, and Somkit held on to one another, confused and awed at the light that still shone from their wrists. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

After a minute of confused fighting, in which everyone got hit a lot by the Smelting stick, Uncle Vernon straightened up, gasping for breath, with Harry’s letter clutched in his hand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mathematics is often viewed as a subject for technicians, and mathematical talent is confused with rote skills, elementary programming ability, or speed of calculation. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The disheveled boy waved one last time, looking confused, before he headed up the road. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her face turns from blank to confused to stunned. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They have gone through this cycle at least twice, possibly more—rising to awesome heights, eroding away to nothingness, rising again, each time recycling their component materials in a dazzlingly confused and complex geology. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He peered a few times over his shoulder—not at her, or the confused and murmuring guards, but at something beyond. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Some doctors thought the heart and blood-supply system would become confused by the lack of gravity and would not function properly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the confused and unmemorable time of that early dawn, Briony gathered that Cecilia was refusing to leave her room, refusing to come down to be interviewed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was a complicated and confusing story, why they had to be on this ship. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sound of the guns was so terrifying it confused everyone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Her words now made me confused, like I should know something I didn’t. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I looked around, confused, like maybe he’d been waving at someone else, but he laughed at me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He woke, hot across his chest and throat, uncomfortably aroused, and briefly confused about his surroundings. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His parents had looked so lost and confused and sad. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I look to Chief Crowe, but she seems as confused as I am. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They seemed confused enough to bite him, but he didn’t hesitate. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He knew that darkness turned people weak because it confused them and made them wander. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“In times as confused as these, even men of honor must wonder where their duty lies. Your Grace is not the only king in the realm demanding homage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s confusing, but I’m going to find out all about my life. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most of a researchers waking hours are spent in the second world, and it’s easy for him to confuse the two. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I described you, like maybe she was confused. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was totally confused and starting to become a little suspicious. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The shift back to white status was always confusing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea. Henry is a very confused person.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But—” “Hush, man. Ask her. And you’ll come out of it older but not less confused.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty-four letters to Harry found their way into the house, rolled up and hidden inside each of the two dozen eggs that their very confused milkman had handed Aunt Petunia through the living room window. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I’m so confused. I tried to leave before and they wouldn’t let me.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed too private, and he was still confused about where to find her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Celia looked confused, like she sensed a strange undercurrent but didn’t know what it was or how it had come to be. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I want to say I’m frightened and confused. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper had only a second to look startled, eyes wide and confused, before Aru shouted, “ATTACK!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was confusing and frightening, not in a way I could untangle. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw myself at him just because I was so scared and confused, I didn't know what else to do. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were all on me and they were looking just as scared and confused and surprised ’bout seeing me as I was ’bout seeing them. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Percy looked at Hazel and Frank for some kind of explanation, but they seemed just as confused as he was. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He bolted outside, leaving me confused and disturbed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No matter what I tried, I could not confuse her, catch her out. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Polybotes frowned, obviously confused that he was being told off by a statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was confused and scared and didn’t know what to do. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He tells Mr. Daniels that looking up to a character that isn’t real is illogical, but Mr. Daniels tells him it will be good for him, which confuses the heck out of Albert. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I nodded, feeling more confused than I ever had in my life. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But in many genres, numbered headings are not an option, and as we saw in chapter 2, excessive signposting can bore and confuse a reader. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And with The Taker, she’s so frequently confused that it’s hard to see beyond it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But when I saw how hard these women’s lives were, I was confused and sad. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s that I was afraid of getting confused. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t get any fire, but they looked confused on the ground. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I mentioned him a confusing welter of emotions rose up in me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He puts his hat on ALBUS’s head—and this time he seems to take longer— almost as if he too is confused. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Looking confused, Ms. Bethune looked at the bottom of the page. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She breaks down crying, talking about how we had taken advantage of her and confused her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His confused emotions had made him feel instinctively that it would be better to fight Gus and spoil the plan of the robbery than to confront a white man with a gun. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Papa seemed to be confused, wandered aimlessly for a few minutes, and then stood in front of a sign for a long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I was just...confused, that’s all. Black is the color. Got it.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He turned the TV down, then checked his watch, clearly confused about why I wasn't in school. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We would rather run the risk of confusing them while at least appearing to be sophisticated than take a chance at belaboring the obvious while striking them as naive or condescending. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I would rather be confused sitting under the stars with him than be with the people, as we had been earlier that night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I’m most confused about the choice of suit because I’d expected hearts. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The consensus around Clovis helped beat them back, but the confused back-and-forth ushered in by the genetic studies has provided a new opening. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We were all confused by the two-part harmony of the Young Pioneers’ Anthem. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so, Caesar. There would be too many confusing scents, and he would be seen and chased.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I imagined Maribel getting off the bus, standing in the middle of the parking lot, her backpack hitched high on her thin shoulders, confused because I wasn’t there. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The confused, frightened look on Mrs. Wheeler’s face that night still haunted me. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She like one a them baby chickens that get confused and follow the ducks around instead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It all makes more sense now and yet is only more confusing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem surprised or confused by what I was telling him, which surprised and confused me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another tactic meant to confuse and intimidate her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I walk with him and leave Kristina standing there looking angry and completely confused. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

"But I didn't clean up yet," I said, confused. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Fights are confusing as to who has won. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo made no answer, his mind was confused with doubt and fear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I speed toward him, then slow down just in time to confuse him on my approach. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was confused, and Coach Mustilli must have seen it on my face. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Weak, stupid, confused, cowardly, evasive—she had hated herself for everything she had been, but she had never thought of herself as a liar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I noticed then that his eyes looked strange and confused. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

My father looks confused for a minute, and then his face softens into something warm and familiar. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I still feel numb and confused when I walk back to the dormitory later and crawl back into bed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It’s managed to confuse our instincts, to get us to eat more food than we need. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, sir. I think you might be confused. I’m an attorney. Lawyers don’t have to get strip-searched to come in for legal visits.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Alice’s eyes were confused, but — I saw to my relief — not suspicious. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

T. “Look,” Thomas said, pointing down the line of stacks they’d formed, confused, but happy that the letters were so obvious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Around town, they confused and horrified residents by doing things like dismantling a toaster with a screwdriver at the local department store to make sure the heating coil would toast the bread just so. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The teacher was unpredictable and yet predictable at the same time, which reasoning confused Brian because he wasn’t exactly a hotshot in the psychology department. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He might have got confused about which direction to take when he got out on the main road. I do.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The omen of the dead father stirred up the last remnant of pride that was left in his heart, but he confused it with a sudden gust of strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You think you bad or somethin’?” Maniac, who was now twice as confused as Mars Bar, blinked. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mami’s voice mixed and became confused with the voices of other mothers telling their children to pick up their things, stay together, to walk quickly toward the door and not to hold up the line. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hologram signs in vuvv float above each door, telling us where we should go, but no one can read them, so everyone just stands around confused. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently there are a lot of confused Muslim farmers out there. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In order to confuse any agents that might be inside, you never used the word “liquor.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Tens of thousands of people scrambled for their lives, became trapped and confused; most figured out how to escape, but scores of people perished in dead-end streets. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now he found himself wondering whether they had felt as lost and confused as he did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ash almost stopped, confused — and then she asked, to hide the quick rush of nerves in her belly, “Have — have you ever lost a stag during a hunt?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, when Mars Bar got confused, he got mad. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Repeating a name or an indefinite noun can confuse readers by making them think that someone new has walked onto the stage. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

We were like running around corners and peeking and diving, and there were these mirrors set up to confuse you, so you’d see all these nonexistent beef hallways. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police commissioner agreed the seating rules were confusing and promised that the city’s attorney would soon clarify them in writing. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He stood mostly in the corner of the room, still shocked and confused by Alma’s quick decision to break off their engagement and ask him to leave. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Look. Well. Probably best if you stay here. I wouldn't want to confuse her or anything." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Aubyn had lived so long with only wild animals for company that he might easily be confused, she added delicately. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over at the country club, or in enormous corner offices with picture windows that seemed to deserve something more than wide-angle views of scrub brush and mesquite, they confused luck with business acumen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The images were confusing at first, until she finally understood that she was experiencing the lives of each of the ghosts speaking to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looks confused, maybe even a little scared. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

People who confuse the two may think that the adjectives in these sentences “modify the verb” and hence ought to be replaced by adverbs. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was confused by the effect my mother’s absence caused in other people. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was so used to the dimple in her left cheek by now that I never confused when she was serious with when she was joking anymore. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even though Jay and the girl are watching me, I can tell I’m confusing them. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rondell looked at me confused as hell for like ten seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and I forgot to say: a woman was asking about you earlier. Or maybe not you. She might have been confused.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he turns fiery red and looks confused. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were the Weather Man,” said Milo, very confused. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The world was a confusing place, and she needed Evan to help her figure it out. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Bran was as confused as he was dismayed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I thought about Maxie, how she was able to throw herself so completely into things, how she didn’t seem confused. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the start of the school year, a bunch of sixth graders confused me for a teacher while they were trying to find the auditorium. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I was confused as hell and it made me feel so off-kilter, off my game, and I just needed to break this thing open and be done with it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They coughed and spluttered as they sat up drowsy and confused. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Even through her silence, and his confused bitterness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was confused by the rage that thudded into my stomach like a fist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“But it’s making me confused. And...I don’t know. Sad.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Powerless to stop the abuse, I felt ashamed and confused whenever I witnessed such incidents. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I could feel her behind me, mad and confused, all ready to get into it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s still confusing. You guys named a natural weather phenomenon?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Strangely enough, the boys were looking confused again. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was bored, so it again confused me that she would pick this place, since Margo always struck me as a person with a very limited tolerance for boredom. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, confused about what to do. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He just stands there looking confused, and for a moment I wonder if he is confused, if in his sick heart he believes his own lies about disciplining me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I leave Erudite headquarters amid a crowd of people, my eyes confused, hunting for faction colors automatically when there are none left. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Ophie watched as the old woman’s spirit appeared over her body, her expression slack and confused. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I think it’s the first time I’ve ever seen Albert truly confused. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She taunted one of the bulls into chasing her, then turned invisible, completely confusing the monster. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The noise confused him, the way everybody pushed about. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

In the deep gray of a motel room dawn, with my imagination in overdrive, it was difficult not to confuse her with the dead girl in the dream. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And I am confused, because all I did was offer you my Fruit Roll-Up, which is something friends do. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It means “baffled” or “confused,” not calm and collected. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around frantically, so dumbfounded and confused he didn’t know what to do. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"No, not there. It might be confusing," she said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Our training took over, even though some of us were so confused and afraid that we could hardly think. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s been holding in this comment all night, and he seems more confused than impressed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At first I could not make much sense of what I heard; for the discourse of Louisa Eshton and Mary Ingram, who sat nearer to me, confused the fragmentary sentences that reached me at intervals. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Same acronym as Radio Direction Finding, to confuse the enemy, but not exactly the same thing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He has confused me with other girls, girls who wriggle and shriek. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The three other girls in my cluster were now staring blankly at me, looking possibly more confused by my existence than I’d expected. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s natural sometimes to confuse a group of individuals with some ideal composite individual. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My experience is that girls often confuse hot with tall.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

My whole life, whenever I got confused, there she’d be to explain it all to me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Even if I get confused about God sometimes, Heaven is a pretty cool idea. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s confusing, as is so often the case with nature. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She looked more carefully at the title, her wide face scrunched up a little, confused, like she was trying to figure this out, like she could really make sense of it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She scowled as she looked at the confused expression on the girl’s dark face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Jacob, who looked just as confused. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In my memory it stood as it once did and its outward appearance confused and angered me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt Liam turn his attention back to me, which immediately prompted me to turn my attention back to Zu, who mostly just looked confused. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The wind shook shadows across the snow, confusing my eyes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I walk in with Mr. Keller and she sits up, confused. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing how confused Papa looked, Hanako started to feel scared, almost dizzy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She seemed as confused and frightened as the rest of us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

For someone in Anxiety Management, he’s giving me an exercise that is fairly confusing and anxiety-provoking. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was confused, too afraid to click over. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I copied him around the time I turned thirteen because confusing Mateo Thoughts surfaced and I needed tons of Mateo Time to sort through them. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mom looks a mix of confused and smug. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Just be sure the meaning can’t be confused, as in: While he reads the Times, he watches the news on CNN. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask. if you want to change the sufeject, confuse the other person by going off on a wild, chatty detour. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t muddied and confusing like it is now. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Jam frowned, confused, but Pet reared its head back, light reflecting off the gold. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I was confused, I was desperate, I was angry; yet I lacked the courage to even face the thought of blowing up the kindergarten where Wilfred’s son attended. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around, confused, as I tried to locate the owner of that voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Maya asked again, and she sounded genuinely confused. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

To continue the historicall narration of these experiments would make a discourse too tedious & confused, & therefore...’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

One boy—clearly confused about who Shin was and what he had done in North Korea—asked a final question. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

No matter what you’re talking about, even if you’re not asking her a question, she has a confused look on her face, and there’s a sort of blankness in her eyes I can’t explain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I knew what he'd said but he was expecting me to act confused. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Pietro Crespi gave her some confused explanations about the poor quality of modern pitch lamps and he even helped her install a more secure system of illumination for the room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Before Mr. Flux recovered, the stranger scrambled to his feet, whipping his head around, startled and confused. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It can all get terribly confusing to nonspecialists, but to a geologist these can be matters of passion. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Our lack of English made for some confusing moments along the way. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Pastor Kim remains in his spot, a confused look on his face. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’s just confused by the sudden change and he’ll get over it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get so confused that I’m not even sure if he actually did kill my grandma. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You, on the other hand, look too young to be a professor. Your students must be confused about who the professor is.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His mind filled with confused pictures of the canvas billowing and blanketing down, and of the bodies of all the people, piled up together, crushing him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Her drawings didn’t embarrass her; they confused her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt’s ears drooped so low they covered her eyes, and Gum Baby looked confused. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I got confused for a minute and lost my place in my notes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The lady looks a little confused until she sees the hat, the one we put money in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It was a fine winter morning with the fields frosted, no wind, and a light fog which was not enough to confuse the pigeons. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I turned the car into the driveway I heard nervous, confused shouts echoing from the backyard through the tops of the trees. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

What once seemed like the most transparent and pure of thin-slicing exercises turns into something quite confusing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He stands by his schoolbag, shaken and confused, looking up at the ceiling and down at the overturned plant in a pile of dirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pursuit had been confused, the Specials overwhelmed by everything that had happened that night. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s confusing. You should stay together as a set to avoid such faux pas.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They had no clue who I was or how something inside me was changing by the minute, getting more and more angry and confused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tugged at Otto’s nipples, and he gave a complex confused grunt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The call ends abruptly, my own confused face swinging into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“But she married him,” I said, genuinely confused. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He thought love was confusing until he realized there’s only one real love,” Mr. Ram says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He seems listless and confused, and though he still learns new problems without external rewards, his performance is peculiar. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“People might confuse you with one of the rich girls.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I asked, annoyed and confused and almost ready to cry. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Moss tilted his head, confused, and his mother stood up and walked across the living room toward the kitchen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now Cole trudged along in a confused daze. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then things got real confusing ’cause ’stead of greeting the people and making ’em feel comforted the way it happens most times, Miss Duncan-the-first started up asking questions. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The goats were milling behind the ash pile that had been the house, bleating every now and then, like they were confused. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I see what she sees: a confused girl in safari clothes with rock-star hair and purple eye shadow and cherry red lip gloss. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The trousers—” he began, but there was no time to say more and he stopped short, confused and stammering. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also in tow with her was her two-year-old son, Paul, a gentle, kind boy who seemed slightly confused as to who I was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe fear and desire ran along the same tracks in her body, but she refused to confuse Wash’s giving with Henry’s taking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The young soldier hears him and looks around, confused, for the source of this disruption. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I look both ways to see Poe coming after me, his face confused. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Chronicler opened his eyes to a confusing mass of dark shapes and firelight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A bunch of countrified folks yelling and screaming, waving flags and chewing tobacco, forcing confused kids to crawl through mud, preparing them to get killed in a war? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Somebody in Belsize must be having shock treatments, unknown to me, and the nurse had, quite understandably, confused me with her. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now you are getting confused in the head, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the big one was Little and the little one was Big, which amused the boys and confused the rest of the world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

To make things more confusing, it was clear that there were moments of tenderness between them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tilted my head to the side and probably looked more confused. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was confused. And I was excited about the money. So when he came over, I...Sometimes I think this whole state is cursed.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The dog took two steps toward the door, then two steps back to Virgil, confused by Mrs. Salinas’s frantic movements. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

For every ambiguity that is inadvertently funny or ironic, there must be thousands that are simply confusing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

When he talked about his own act of violence, he seemed deeply confused about how it was possible he could have done something so destructive. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mordred—confused between the loves and hatreds of his frightful home—had at the time been a party to her assassination. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, somewhat confused, for the two phone booths were exactly the same in all respects—colour, size and shape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks around for a few seconds as if confused by what he sees. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They brought the poor old man, smiling, confused, hideous and very dirty, and stood him before Robin “Go on,” said Robin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a roar of laughter; the boggart paused, confused, and Professor Lupin shouted, “Parvati! Forward!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His dark gold eyes confused me, and I answered without thinking. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was still confused, as I couldn’t tell whether I had had a dream or not. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Sorry you got in trouble,” he said, jumping slightly as Mrs. Caruthers yelled for Amelia, the old woman still confused about Ophie’s name. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t sound well. Very groggy and confused, don’t you think? I suppose they have him under sedation?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In an emergency, the poor would panic, become confused and go wild; the “better class” would remain calm and law-abiding, and find an orderly way to deal with the problem. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stand to the side as Nora freezes and looks around the room, completely confused. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

If she bought all the textbooks she needed, she would not have enough to pay her rent, and so she borrowed textbooks during class and made feverish notes which, reading them later, sometimes confused her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine. You’re the one who needs help. Your values are all confused.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We turned to our teacher, but he looked as confused as we felt. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was dressed in a shaggy tweed jacket and knickers with long woolen stockings and a cap that had a peak both front and back, and he seemed as confused as he could be. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Christianity had made black men fuzzy, nebulous, confused in their thinking. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As my mind was getting more confused, the men began taking their clothes off! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others deal with “inbound” calls—everything from tracing lost luggage for U.S. and European airline passengers to solving computer problems for confused American consumers. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stands, confused, in the empty vestibule, and then a voice calls out from behind the beaded curtain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was leaning on the horn like a crazy person, everybody on the street looking at me, some totally confused and some actually cheering me on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I think you must be confusing me with someone else,” she said, keeping the BBC accent. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In a series of transmissions over the next two hours, Rob sounded disturbingly confused and irrational. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Owl,” Feathers whispers to herself, her forehead creased in a confused ponder for an animal well never see again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe moms and dads forgot about this one small fact: being on the verge of seventeen could be harsh and painful and confusing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I’m like Mom—not a big jazz fan; it confuses me because it doesn’t have a tune. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Adams himself warned Gerry not to confuse what was happening in France with the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For a minute, I’m confused, but then I follow Abby’s gaze to the back of the auditorium. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The light dipped and bobbed and sent confusing shadows across the floor, but he was able to see. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had been impressed by the massive amount of smoke and gas the combination had produced, but I was confused. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at me, confused, and I glared meaningfully at the crepe paper. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into wars, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry patted her on the head, nearly smooshing her, then looked confused when he lifted his hand to find Gum Baby stuck to it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I knew that my mom was a human being, frail and confused, but I’d always thought she was just a little less confused than everyone else. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Did they keep score—and use all that confusing tennis terminology? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looked at a line of clocks on the wall and seemed confused. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I found some berries down by the stream," he says, clearly confused by my outburst. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“During the spring and autumn bird-migration season, the lights that illuminate the tower are turned off on foggy nights so they won’t confuse birds, causing them to fly into the building.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thus my thoughts, dazed and confused, injecting pain where there was numbness; and my mind, furtively touching the edges of realisation, then fleeing from it in terror. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother Philbert, the one just older than me, loved church, but it confused and amazed me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw what I wanted: his eyes, confused, then scared. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have come to confuse information with understanding. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I try not to, but I feel kind of sorry for him then, seeing he’s just as confused as I am about all this mess. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They must try to confuse their offspring as well, who, I suppose, threaten them in similar ways—always trying to get things straight, always trying to name the unspeakable. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around, confused for a moment, then headed into a nearby store, dripping blood all the way. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to disrespect the virgen, but this explanation just left me more confused. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Chandresh opens his mouth to object and then closes it again, confused. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was often confused, but slowly, it made sense. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the pulse grew weak, the tongue turned a dry brown, and the victim became depressed, confused, and delirious. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

It’s Henry’s voice, sweet and posh and shaky and confused, and relief knocks the wind out of him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It seems to me much better and less confusing if you admit in print that you were wrong. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had counted on the silence of a child, confused and embarrassed by the actions of a trusted adult. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Cora was well-accustomed to the screams of colored babies in torment, hungry, in pain, confused by the mania of those charged to protect them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"Hey," I said, sort of confused as to why Black was in our house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Thomas, confused by the question, glanced at Teresa to see if she knew what he meant. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Westerners are shocked and confused by that, but really it’s a case of the West reaping what it has sown. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He suddenly seemed young, a confused small boy looking helplessly at her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stepped backward clutching her bag, watching me, confused. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so, at once excited, and anxious, and confused, and certain, the two scholars planned out the images Spurge would send back to the Order of the Clean Hand. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A TV blaring the Weather Channel in the common room went unwatched; the doors were mostly closed; the few people seated in the common room looked confused or blank or—worst of all—scared. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He visits the fortune-teller, who does not recognize him but lays his future out in polite rows of cards, though she admits that bits of it are overlapping and confusing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It sat for a moment a few feet away, as though confused. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We asked a few locals for directions but got only confused looks in return. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Witches murmured and yelled, angry and scandalized and confused all at once. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But when nobody heard ’em they just went quiet and sat with their backs against the cabin, rocking back and forth, confused as hell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We didn’t want to skew the graph with new data, and so didn’t mention that Desdemona was actually seventy-one, not ninety-one, and that she always confused sevens with nines. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Standing, I shuffle over to the door and pull it open, confused when there’s nobody on the other side. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was just a very convincing dream that I’d confused with reality. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dashes thrive in weak writing, because when thoughts are confused, it’s easier to stick in a lot of dashes than to organize a smoother sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he reached the white building, the kids around us seemed to exhale the collective breath they had been holding, turning to each other with confused whispers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That Devon was alive and you thought I was confused but I’m not because I know that Devon is dead and that’s why I’m calling him Devon- who-is-dead and you’ll get used to it. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they jostled their way through a crowd of confused Hufflepuffs, Harry suddenly grabbed Ron’s arm. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Sweet almond paste,” she explained to Lyra, who was looking confused. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I am terrified and thrilled and confused and a hundred different things at once. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Their massed branches created deep shadows, among which streaks of harsh sunlight confused the image of what lay beneath. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beware all men who confuse their righteousness with the will of God. They probably don’t even know that Ball was here. It’s you they want. I warned Bear.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how my dad would react to me propagating the rumor, but he just shook his head, looking all dazed and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bad weather had confused its pilots, who flew into a snowy Utah mountain at cruising speed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She is confused about desire, and her own desirability. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Am I offending you? Sorry I’m not obsessed with you like everyone else. I know that must be confusing for you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A squad of legionnaires pours down the stairs, and for a second, I’m confused. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It is the strangest, most confusing vision I have ever had.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Among other plots, Harvey attempted to damage Castro's public image by adding chemicals to his cigars that would have made him seem confused and incoherent. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas noticed people in the Blood House pens glancing around, apparently just as confused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The wind-carved rocks and boulders seemed to grow from the ground like trees, confusing her way and disrupting her balance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was sore confused when the boy reached out his hand and said, “It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Charlie Bobo. Please forgive my rudeness.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he even understood my confused question as I struggled not to say anything compromising. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at Ben, confused, and then Ben said, “He was a sax player.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I compose myself and give him a confused laugh instead. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Taran had been trying to follow this conversation of the enchantresses, but found himself more confused than ever. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The guardsmen were confused and ashamed, but the commander’s order was final. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ruby—” I heard Liam say, but I took Lizzie’s arm and guided her outside, past the confused kids, past the cabins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As she stares at him, confused, the pieces of the puzzle begin to shift together. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He kept me asleep almost the entire time I was with him and when I did wake up, I kept seeing confusing things in his Noise, things that didn’t make sense.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Love,” or whatever—I don’t even know what I feel—is confusing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was strange, but their battle had made them friends again, and each could look the other in the eye, with a kind of confused affection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our conversation had made a particularly confusing Slingshot Maneuver. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago Mop and Bren were still here, Carmen wasn’t around yet to confuse me, the restaurant was safe, and Abuela was still...well, anyway. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

At first, when he saw Angel on Jordan’s lap, he was confused. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The emigrants confused the gods by diverting their curses, misleading them with crooked streets and false names. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have seen footage of what ultimately happened to you in the control room,” says Niles, “but it is confusing. Please describe it to us.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She looked confused at the sight of the package, but all it took was a single stroke at the back of her hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The confusing part is...they weren’t what I expected. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the social practice which we label ‘discovery’ can be confused, contradictory and paradoxical: it really is not always obvious who made a discovery or when they made it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was all very confusing, but one thing was clear: I needed to learn a little more about this faraway place before I could even begin writing my letter. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Let thee run off to thy quarters, and stop confusing they fowls.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had been so afraid the Angel of Death would take me, they’d given me the name Alter to confuse him into thinking I was an old man. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, trying to reassemble my now- confused thoughts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She left that day shaken and confused by what she’d seen. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He looks very confused as he’s walking over. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But he could see that she was confused and maybe a little bit angry. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We were so young, so confused, that Inge and I did what kids do: We teased Alex about the girls’ clothes he was wearing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

At once they came, waves of them, one after another, and they labored separating and dividing, until what had been a confused mass lay all ordered, every seed with its kind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of us will simply feel irritable and confused, Mr. Benedict had said, essentially the way we feel now whenever the television is on and the messages are being broadcast. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

You can see how confusing it was when you realize that sometimes Sam’s side was called Patriots and sometimes they were called Rebels. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Hanako had been confused, her teacher had said, “Someday you will understand, and then you will be almost grown up.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

About a hundred contradictory confused thoughts crowded Sierra’s mind at the same time. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a very good player yet and they kept shouting different bits of advice at him, which was confusing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But she lacked Kainene’s melancholy mystique, which exhilarated and confused him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A bunch of campers started asking questions, looking about as confused as I was, but Chiron raised his hand for silence. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He looked somehow shocked and confused and hysterical all at the same time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Siraj asks when we hit the halls and I look confused. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Further confusing the matter is that the stages or ages in North America have different names from the stages in Europe and often only roughly intersect in time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At first when he said it, I was kind of confused. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I think they’re probably confused about a lot of stuff. This is my second year of teaching.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The warriors looked confused a moment, then nodded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t confusing?” said Constance, who was turning round and round, clearly confused. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, what really happened is she came in here lonely and confused, I think, and thinking that she belonged in a place like this...” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was one of those confusing village rules. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

What kept confusing me about it was that the argument didn’t have two sides the way an argument should, but about six sides. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now the guy’s all confused, twisting and turning and rocking in the aisle. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her theology was a curious mixture of Irish fairies and an Old Testament Jehovah whom in her later life she confused with her father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was this whole thing a ruse to confuse and trap him? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was confused but kept her mouth closed, thank heavens. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really, though,” I said to Miles, who turned around, looking angry and confused. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“What are you waiting for?” he said to Frankie and Joseph as they looked at him, confused. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was staring at the group huddled on the couch, confused. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They were staring around the Hall of the Gods, utterly confused. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I feel so bad that Kasim is confused by the new me, but I’m not here for him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d be their version of a caveman, of a guy so undeveloped, so confused by fast objects, that I’d probably get killed in my first winter without thermal underwear. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

That must have confused the spirits, because they momentarily stopped hacking at the bars. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My father went by the same name, and though he lived a thousand miles away, I liked to imagine someone getting the two of us confused. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had a confused impression of colored hangings, of lamps and many faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had a confused look on his face. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I blink, confused, hoping it’s because of my job at the newspaper. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When a confused dream woke her with a start sometime in the night, Mo was still sitting up in bed, the open book in his hand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I now felt awful, and I was confused. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were confused, but eventually you remembered lying to my mom and, like a good boy, you apologized. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Seeing that Harry and Ron looked thoroughly confused, Hermione hurried on, “Look, if I picked up a sword right now, Ron, and ran you through with it, I wouldn’t damage your soul at all.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now I was really confused and, honestly, I was angered, too. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Two of the men looked so alike that she grew confused for a moment, thinking that two sets of moths were relaying her the same information. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She’s giving him a weird look he can’t parse, and he decides to chalk it up to June being confusing and strange. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But it was the terminal I needed: the biggest, the most confusing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’m confused. If the human medicine didn’t work, then how did the uranium affect Pond? Isn’t uranium a human product?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My parents were most likely confused by his outfit choice, but they seemed to accept the fact that Slash had a unique look and personality. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She felt the movement of vapor about her, and her senses became confused. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Any one of my siblings could have woken up, they still could, and they would definitely tell on me. They have very confused alliances." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I looked confused in the latter of the two, but the photo wasn’t otherwise unflattering. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked back and forth between the road and his face, more confused now than ever. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was essentially just a confusing mass of numbers, but Hutton noticed that if he used a pencil to connect points of equal height, it all became much more orderly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

No Calvin Coolidge or Martin Van Buren or any other confusing presidential boys. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we won’t be confused! I wrote everything down in my notebook, even the stuff about the animals, so I can keep it all organized,” I said. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s one of the things I like about living here, and I want to hug her for the warm but confused smile she wears as she tries to figure out if she’s seen me before. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After we shot each other a confused look, Mom picked up the story. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes darted about the bar and saw confused smiles, smiles that seemed to say, “That’s the truth. We agree. But why tell us?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even far’s not enough. It has to be confusing too.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was holding up the line, confusing them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Such a fine poet, and such confused ideas! If he had died before the coup, I suppose he would have received a national tribute.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thoughtlessly placed dangler can confuse the reader or slow her down, and occasionally it can lure her into a ludicrous interpretation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

You have a math tutor, because factorials are really confusing to you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

‘The rumour of the earth is dim and confused,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Too bad I'm a little confused about rights and lefts. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt confused and trapped by his tricky words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had to pencil Stokum in between Detroit and Toledo, and I remember going to bed all worried and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

To small children, though, the idea of praising God in a tent was confusing, to say the least. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about his stupid face and his stupidly blue eyes turned me into the most confused person on the planet. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They were all standing there with confused looks on their faces when I appeared in front of them, resplendent in my new threads. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In a dark confused world the kingdom of God may yet reign in the hearts of men. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was very confused, and that’s probably why I didn’t say anything about it to my friends until much later. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some time confused and intriguing sounds had issued from a long many-windowed room which overhung the terrace. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It have inside it something to be proud of, but is confusing, too. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were groggy and confused, so I didn’t wait for their help. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You’re getting confused, Ma. I wasn’t with you. We went to visit Daddy’s grave on the twenty-first, not the twentieth.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“So how does this foam . . . you can see why I’m confused.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the adinkra was glowing, a soft green light that confused me for a second. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It could also be confusing, as things were in Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I heard voices, too, speaking with a hollow sound, and as if muffled by a rush of wind or water: agitation, uncertainty, and an all-predominating sense of terror confused my faculties. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I who had promised nothing, who knew even less, whose body was as confusing as the rock and roll lyrics accompanying the trucker’s hand pumping up and down to words yelled, not sung. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

This notation can be confusing, though, and in some music the pickups and repeats are written in a way that avoids these broken-up measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In the end, he confused me with Clara, and at times with Rosa, but he died without pain or anguish, more lucid than ever and happy, conscious, and serene. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they changed their plans time and time again, the dates became confused, the periods were mislaid, and one day seemed so much like another that one could not feel them pass. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I am confused about where I am. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This is confusing for me, too. You’re not the only one with a past, but unlike you, I don’t live in mine.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The radio report is confusing—cops say Tariq had on a red bandanna, but T wasn't sporting no colors yesterday. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even more confusing was his reaction to my thank-you for the bracelet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

They had their parents, who were even more messed up and confused than the kids were. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

One thing we can say about talent is that it must not be confused with aptitude. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there are what I call mixed doubles: pairs of words and phrases that are routinely confused, like affect and effect. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surprised and a little confused, Mom, Dad, Carl, and I looked at one another. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

At one point, he stepped out looking even more confused than before, and walked over to where I sat. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

After giving itself a shake, it scampered in confused zigzags around the dance floor. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Aren’t you even going to open it marriage of their daughter Candace that liquor teaches you to confuse the means with the end I am. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned an hour later, and when he caught sight of me he paused mid-step, confused. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It didn’t stop them, but it slowed them down and sometimes it confused them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other, and he looks so confused, so angry at himself that I smile, sadness and embarrassment and desire coursing through me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Stalin was a complex, confusing man who was both powerful and paranoid. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Forks clattered onto plates as Papa and Aunt Loma and I jumped up and dashed to the sickroom, leaving Mary Toy and poor little Campbell Junior sitting there, confused and scared. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A torrent of sound deafened and confused him; there were voices everywhere, footsteps, screams. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I must admit, it confuses me that you are so eager foryour own execution.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hushed and confused, Sheed said, “I think he’s telling the truth.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“This is confusing. Where on Earth is this Tuiereol? Is it near America?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Esther ain’t in the habit of lying to nobody, and I ain’t gone with so many men that I’m subject to get my mind confused.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I knew this, though... but... I knew that. For each one up, it goes that many over. I’m still somewhat confused as to why.. She pauses, squinting at the screen. “I’m getting confused. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Together, they either solved the problem twice as fast, or they hopelessly confused each other. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They both watch, confused, and before they can say anything, I press down on the lip and the plate flips and crashes to the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z