How To Use Nonplus In A Sentence
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When one slightly cocky young saxophonist announced the title of the song he intended to play, he was nonplussed when Arriale asked him if he knew the lyrics.
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And coach Simon Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
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But today we're nonplused by the phenomenon that a good number of students, rather than enjoying the sublime happiness supposed to be provided by education, do not hide their detestation for it.
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All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.
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Incidentally, I've become accustomed to being regarded with withering nonplussitude, so the seductive smile of the woman with the "celebutard" sunglasses and the giant soda was a pleasant surprise:
Grappling With Change: A Farewell to Summer and a Return to Arms
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I think a more important discussion would be on the word "nonplussed" which sounds like it should mean "meh" but actually means "utterly perplexed.
John Hodgman on "meh" - Waxy.org
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Publishers of The Lone Ranger comic were nonplussed when, enquiring about the banning of the squeaky clean defender of justice, it was explained that it was illegal to wear a mask in New Zealand.
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I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
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The present Lord MacDonald and Chief of Clan Donald - known as Godfrey - is totally nonplussed by the sale of the barony and has no plans to bid for the title.
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Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald is a seasoned Davis Cup campaigner, first as a player and now as a captain, so he knows to always expect the unexpected in this competition, even if the crowd looked nonplussed.
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Patricia was nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour, but she continued to be placatory.
A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
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Also, cycling fans got to witness another milestone today, when BSNYC commentator Eben Oliver Weiss typed the word "nonplussed" for the one millionth time during his daily blog.
Fully Loaded: Excessive Packaging
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Glancing briefly at the public gallery, the Prime Minister's wife noted the presence of about half a dozen journalists - unusual for a low profile trial - but appeared nonplussed by the media interest.
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I'm so glad to see you,'said Carrie, pleased and yet nonplussed.
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At least your expression would not have been "nonplussed" as it appears all Portlanders, Portlandonians, Portlandites?
BSNYC Scrapbook: What I Did on my Autumn Vacation
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Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.
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I tried to act utterly cool and nonplussed by the whole affaire de Madamoiselle A.
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Dismissing this nonplussing phase, I turned to the subject of the gem once more.
The Paternoster Ruby
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He was so preoccupied with the effect he wished to produce, that a practical joke, Blondet, had bet once or twice, and won the wager, that he could nonplus him at any moment by merely looking fixedly at his hair, or his boots, or the tails of his coats.
Modeste Mignon
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This again nonplussed the youngster, who took his defeat to his teacher.
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This time, it was the policeman's turn to look nonplussed.
THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
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She seemed nonplussed by that statement, and ignored it.
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‘No, thank you,’ I replied, to all appearances nonplussed but inwardly raging.
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The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.
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Admiration which is the soul's "nonplus," its doing it knows not what, the winding of it up until it stands still, ready to break -- is all that we can arrive unto in the consideration hereof.
The Sermons of John Owen
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The professor is never at a nonplus, and never perplexed by a problem.
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Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.
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And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
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I was nonplussed by the word "nonplussed", 'til I looked it up and realized you were using it in the sense of wiktionary's second definition.
Cycling Customs: Flashing the Biological Passport
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Beryl Ackley left the office in the evening totally nonplussed.
A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
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I left the theatre, not raging at a failed masterpiece, but merely feeling a little jaded and nonplussed.
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Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.
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The boys are nonplussed by his invasion into their lives, to say the least.
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The next day the Boston Globe reported, ‘the Mayor got bushwhacked at his own news conference’ and Bulger ‘ran circles around the nonplussed mayor.’
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But Sir Condy all this time, and a great while afterwards, was at a terrible nonplus; for he had no liking, not he, to stage-plays, nor to Miss Isabella either — to his mind, as it came out over a bowl of whisky-punch at home, his little Judy
Castle Rackrent
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I'm sure that if the 'nonplussed' knew who was taking their picture, they would put on their puppy dog love eyes and show their teeth stay anonymous
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!
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Kirk was happy to claim extraordinary knowledge and nonplus Perrit and I've never seen him since back off this comment or apologize for its inaccuracy.
Mark Kirk Knew Better Than Did His Constitutents; We Were Supposed to Trust Him and WWII Proved Him Out...Right?
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I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
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However, it doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that crappy streets are still crappy streets regardless of how much electrical assistance you have, and even someone who can't spell "nonplussed" surely realizes that getting hit by an SUV will suck just as badly on a 2.0 bike as it does on the current 1.0 iterations.
Pedal Stroke of Genius: Nonplussed 2.0
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She looks momentarily nonplussed, then laughs.
Times, Sunday Times
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Makes a great albeit potentially nonplussing gift!
Archive 2007-11-01
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Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?
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I was completely nonplussed by his reply.
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The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.
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So I was nonplussed when I switched on, a little late, to hear that after one hole McIlroy's four-shot lead had been halved, and the first shot I saw him play careered into a bunker.
Why it was all or nothing for Rory McIlroy at the Masters
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The Insurance Companies are scum, and maybe private citizens can form competitive nonplus one profits to compete with them.
Steele: No guilt trip after Kennedy death
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..thus 'waft' is nonplussedly introduced into the daily cycling lexicon...
Intangibles: Steel is Real, but How does it Smell?
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‘Lauding,’ as Gates calls such devastating word games, confuses Wole, who, at this point of his development, is ignorant of the nature of language performance intended to nonplus the audience.
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When, the night of his gig, the emcee announced ‘Here's Rodney Dangerfield,’ a somewhat nonplussed audience looked at him with confusion.
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The canny folk of eBay were equally nonplussed.
Times, Sunday Times
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I was somewhat nonplussed and ended up saying ‘I'm rather surprised they even felt the need to ask.’
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She was a bit nonplussed and wandered into the bedroom and asked us why there were seats there.
Times, Sunday Times
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Obviously, when Metalclad decided to re-open and expand the facilities in 1995, the citizens of Guadalcazar were altogether nonplussed.
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I was a bit nonplussed at this question as we were in Central London, England, so why she was expressing surprise at an English accent, we never quite established.
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Religious perspectives that don't fall into that definition are so nonplussing to many atheists, so like fundamentalists they deny that there can possibly be any legitimacy to such perspectives.
Why Liberal Christianity Isn't Bankrupt
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She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
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Yes, people like "The Nonplussed Minnesotan Commuter" may scoff, but our local media is already dubbing this storm the "Snowpocalypse," or "Snowmageddon," or "God's Dandruff," or any number of irritatingly hyperbolized sobriquets, and life here has slowed to a virtual trackstand.
Blizzard of Odd: Pedaling to the Bitter End
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The Chief continues to act confused, nonplussed and bewildered but after giving the matter some serious thought, he suddenly remembers the details of a conversation he once had with the Apache.
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When I asked to look at a room he looked decidedly nonplussed as if, once learning the price, no one had ever bothered to look any further.
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With men this is impossible: the wisdom of man would soon be nonplussed in contriving, and the power of man baffled in effecting, the salvation of a soul.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
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He sclaffed several beauties past the Baron, nonplussed the Nigerian princess by his luscious lobs, and finished off the set and match by a wonderful scoop-stroke which died down like a poached egg.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914
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You'll remember in his 2002 debate with Democratic candidate Hank Perritt, he used his military background and supposed extra insider information to nonplus Prof.
Archive 2006-11-01
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The crazy nineties are giving way to the nonplussed noughties.
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As they got closer, they could see that Ronon's expression warred between pleased and nonplussed, and the younger woman was staring up at him with a mysterious smile on her face.
Wraithbait
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I was starting to realize how nonplussed the sight of Rob had made her.
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We already misuse "nonplussed", "penultimate" and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - it'd be a pity to waste such a great word like "narcissism" on things so utterly pedestrian.
I'm the piece of shit the world revolves around
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It flavored her light, airy tone as she spoke, partially to herself, and somewhat to Mira, who sat back on her heels and watched the scene unfold, nonplussed.
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I was nonplussed, so I said nothing and smiled, hoping to calm her down.
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Yes, the "nonplussed" in the technically incorrect yet increasingly common sense of the word eyes of society have undoubtedly sculpted me into whatever it is I am today.
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!
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Since I am not a runner, I confess I am nonplussed.
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She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
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Poindexter, and presents one feature which may occasion you no surprise, but which, I own, came near nonplussing me.
The Circular Study
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The present Lord MacDonald and Chief of Clan Donald - known as Godfrey - is totally nonplussed by the sale of the barony and has no plans to bid for the title.
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Felix is nonplussed by the pills, but others are less thrilled about the daily regime.
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He received visitors with the graciousness of the courteous head of a department, who resigns himself to listen to demands, allowing them to talk as he smiled faintly, and nonplussing them by his calmness.
Une Vie
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The carefree but complaining tone I used nonplussed Rose into lowering the tip of the punty iron for the moment.
Shattered
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Hoggard looked tired and slightly nonplussed by events, which were both understandable reactions.
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Our higher officials are fond as a rule of nonplussing their subordinates; the methods to which they have recourse to attain that end are rather various.
Chapter XII
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She was charming, but a little nonplussed.
Times, Sunday Times
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I'm totally nonplussed as to what the note means.
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Many of those involved in the negotiations are nonplussed by the assertion that their efforts have ‘come to nothing’.
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The girl was completely nonplussed at his odd behavior.
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The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question.
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The professor is never at a nonplus, and never perplexed by a problem.
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Which, for ‘nonplus’ v. gives ‘1. surprise and confuse; flummox 2. as adj. nonplussed unperturbed’.
Friday! June 26 – The Bleat.
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Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.
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Win Butler and Regine Chassagne look nonplussed.
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I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
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The farther she read into the will, the more nonplussed she became.
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While I can often see these allusions in classical music now, at the time I must confess to being completely nonplussed.
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While distinctly nonplussing, the current situation failed to qualify.
The False Mirror
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The chair of the committee and my colleagues were nonplussed by the protest and several went to the open but draped windows to watch the street theatre.
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Hugh says their daughters, the youngest of whom was at university, ‘were initially nonplussed, but secretly rather proud of us.’
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No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.
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William looks completely nonplussed at this announcement.
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Nevertheless, to be perfectly accurate, I was using the word nonplussed obtusely if not downright inccorrectly.
Friday! June 26 – The Bleat.
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I was totally nonplussed; what was she talking about?
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Staff were a little nonplussed.
Times, Sunday Times
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But he remained nonplussed in the face of his wife's cynicism.
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Now he has wed in secret again and, to judge by newspaper reports, his parents are embarrassed and nonplussed.
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Providence itself to a kind of nonplus, to attemper any dispensation of it to an universal acceptance; any more than that glorious fountain of light, the sun, can shine upon all the corners of the earth at once.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V.
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Will asked, seeming nonplussed by our “doability” sidebar.
And One Last Thing…
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He rummaged through the pockets inside his long, white coat and pro - duced the missing instrument, nonplused.
Stalling
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Alex walked out slowly, nonplussed by the lack of surprise at his arrival.
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Clearing her throat just a bit, she looked rather nonplussed at the whole conversation.
