How to Use faze in a Sentence

faze

verb
  • You'll never succeed as a writer if you let a little bit of criticism faze you.
  • The news of this death doesn’t faze the young man at all.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2021
  • And Markle isn’t fazed that Harry is sixth in line to the throne.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 1 May 2018
  • None of the attacks seemed to faze the students, though.
    Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Hilliard wasn't even fazed by the one-hour rain delay to start the game.
    Amos Morale Iii, NOLA.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • But the heat didn't faze fans, many of whom trekked from outside L.A. to see the game.
    NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Saint agreed and said that the online hate didn't faze the couple.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The inevitable bear wasn’t fazed, but Dave did wake up.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Mayor Sly James said he was not fazed by the timetable.
    Bill Turque, kansascity, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Jennifer Ernst said her son is not fazed by the ouster.
    Mike Schell, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
  • That seed, though, won’t faze third-year head coach Scott Hare and his team.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Trump, for his part, doesn’t appear to be fazed by any it.
    Emily Stewart, Vox, 18 Aug. 2018
  • The surge of interest in his work doesn't faze Gyasi, though.
    Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 8 July 2021
  • And they weren’t fazed by all the hoopla surrounding this week’s event.
    Zahra Ahmad, Science | AAAS, 20 July 2017
  • Not even a three-ball, no-strike count to Kyle Schwarber could faze him.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 28 May 2021
  • Evan a strikeout in the first inning against Texas couldn't faze him.
    Brett Crossley, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The thought of feeding such a large crowd doesn’t faze him, Roman said.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Lesa and Ayan didn’t seem fazed by the slight, however.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 June 2024
  • On the one hand, some customers were not too fazed by the size or nature of the recall.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That's a hard place to get to where those rejections don't faze you.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • But a few cuts and scrapes aren’t going to faze Jeanine.
    Martin Holmes, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Even a stray tee shot on the 14th hole didn't faze Harrington.
    Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Chen isn’t fazed by the risk that comes with such a big venture.
    NBC News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • He may not be fazed by the fuss, but sure does understand it.
    Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The way the Los Angeles Kings are playing, not much seems to faze them.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
  • But my favorite gravel path didn't faze the bike at all.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The Tigers have not let the unexpected break faze them.
    Giana Han, al, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Chappelle seemed to argue Musk is above the rest of us, so the booing wouldn’t even faze him.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The bird seemingly wasn’t fazed by the wound or the projectile that caused it.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In the end, Endrick chose Madrid and any early struggles are unlikely to faze a player who waited so long for his dream move.
    Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024

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