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How To Use Nonplussed In A Sentence

  • 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.
  • I'm totally nonplussed as to what the note means.
  • She was charming, but a little nonplussed. Times, Sunday Times
  • Hoggard looked tired and slightly nonplussed by events, which were both understandable reactions.
  • 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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  • Felix is nonplussed by the pills, but others are less thrilled about the daily regime.
  • 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.
  • She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
  • Since I am not a runner, I confess I am nonplussed.
  • 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!
  • I was nonplussed, so I said nothing and smiled, hoping to calm her down.
  • Many of those involved in the negotiations are nonplussed by the assertion that their efforts have ‘come to nothing’.
  • 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
  • I was starting to realize how nonplussed the sight of Rob had made her.
  • 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
  • The crazy nineties are giving way to the nonplussed noughties.
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade.
  • Hugh says their daughters, the youngest of whom was at university, ‘were initially nonplussed, but secretly rather proud of us.’
  • Clearing her throat just a bit, she looked rather nonplussed at the whole conversation.
  • Alex walked out slowly, nonplussed by the lack of surprise at his arrival.
  • Will asked, seeming nonplussed by our “doability” sidebar. And One Last Thing…
  • Now he has wed in secret again and, to judge by newspaper reports, his parents are embarrassed and nonplussed.
  • But he remained nonplussed in the face of his wife's cynicism.
  • Staff were a little nonplussed. Times, Sunday Times
  • I was totally nonplussed; what was she talking about?
  • Nevertheless, to be perfectly accurate, I was using the word nonplussed obtusely if not downright inccorrectly. Friday! June 26 – The Bleat.
  • William looks completely nonplussed at this announcement.
  • No doubt middle class people will be nonplussed by my compliance with the doctor's wishes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • While I can often see these allusions in classical music now, at the time I must confess to being completely nonplussed.
  • The farther she read into the will, the more nonplussed she became.
  • I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
  • Win Butler and Regine Chassagne look nonplussed.
  • Pip is nonplussed by how much they seem to hate him.
  • Which, for ‘nonplus’ v. gives ‘1. surprise and confuse; flummox 2. as adj. nonplussed unperturbed’. Friday! June 26 – The Bleat.
  • The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question.
  • The girl was completely nonplussed at his odd behavior.
  • 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.
  • Moreover, I am totally nonplussed by this statement.
  • The authorities, nonplussed by this silence, released the wife and reduced the accused son's sentence to banishment.
  • ‘No, thank you,’ I replied, to all appearances nonplussed but inwardly raging.
  • She seemed nonplussed by that statement, and ignored it.
  • This time, it was the policeman's turn to look nonplussed. THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
  • This again nonplussed the youngster, who took his defeat to his teacher.
  • I tried to act utterly cool and nonplussed by the whole affaire de Madamoiselle A.
  • Nasa was nonplussed by the suggestion yesterday.
  • 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
  • I'm so glad to see you,'said Carrie, pleased and yet nonplussed.
  • And Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
  • 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
  • Patricia was nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour, but she continued to be placatory. A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • All of this is good news for Carlyle's family of investors, who seem nonplussed by the questions swirling around the firm.
  • And coach Simon Jones was nonplussed by the record-breaking performance of the Australians.
  • She looks momentarily nonplussed, then laughs. Times, Sunday Times
  • Obviously, when Metalclad decided to re-open and expand the facilities in 1995, the citizens of Guadalcazar were altogether nonplussed.
  • She was a bit nonplussed and wandered into the bedroom and asked us why there were seats there. Times, Sunday Times
  • I was somewhat nonplussed and ended up saying ‘I'm rather surprised they even felt the need to ask.’
  • The canny folk of eBay were equally nonplussed. Times, Sunday Times
  • When, the night of his gig, the emcee announced ‘Here's Rodney Dangerfield,’ a somewhat nonplussed audience looked at him with confusion.
  • ..thus 'waft' is nonplussedly introduced into the daily cycling lexicon... Intangibles: Steel is Real, but How does it Smell?
  • 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
  • The word clearly nonplussed the interviewer, who interrupted the discussion to demand a definition.
  • I was completely nonplussed by his reply.
  • Or would the man be so nonplussed by her weird action that he would just pretend it hadn't happened?
  • 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.
  • 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
  • I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.
  • 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!
  • The next day the Boston Globe reported, ‘the Mayor got bushwhacked at his own news conference’ and Bulger ‘ran circles around the nonplussed mayor.’
  • The boys are nonplussed by his invasion into their lives, to say the least.
  • Similarly, a recent survey showed young Britons are nonplussed by German culture.
  • I left the theatre, not raging at a failed masterpiece, but merely feeling a little jaded and nonplussed.
  • Beryl Ackley left the office in the evening totally nonplussed. A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
  • 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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