How to Use fluster in a Sentence

fluster

verb

• The interruption flustered the speaker.
• Some speakers fluster more easily than others.
• He didn’t get flustered by the homer and just looked in synch out there.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
• The crowd that seemed to fluster Rothchild into his fault last year was silent most of the way this year.
  — Jake Lourim, Philly.com, 2 June 2017
• The Huskies owned the first half against the Wildcats, who were clearly flustered by UW’s zone.
  — Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 3 Feb. 2018
• So the front four have to get home if the Colts are going to fluster a quarterback.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2020
• Many of the questions seemed to leave the CEO flustered as members of the committee dug in.
  — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2019
• Alcaraz then used a series of kick serves to fluster Djokovic and held at love for a 6-5 lead.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 May 2022
• The Bulldogs were flustered by long-armed defenders on the perimeter and at the rim.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2018
• Throughout the attempts, I was also struck that nothing seemed to fluster the AI.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 May 2023
• So far, at 8 years old, my son hasn't shown any signs of disquiet or fluster around the topic of his race.
  — Nicole Blades, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2017
• He was flustered by the Broncos defense, and couldn’t rally the Cowboys.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 24 Sep. 2017
• Georgetown was flustered at times in the second half by Butler’s full-court press but was steady enough to retain the lead.
  — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2018
• The Pacers expect to play better there than here, of course, and aren't flustered by James' breakout.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2018
• The Knicks had been switching on screens throughout the game — a shift that had flustered the Celtics at times — and this instance was no different.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• He was poised, respectful, and didn’t appear to be caught off guard or flustered by any of the questions thrown at him.
  — Kurt Wagner, Recode, 12 Apr. 2018
• Still, Auburn didn’t panic or appear flustered at any point during the game and was able to scratch out the win, which Pearl said was a good sign for his team.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 13 Dec. 2019
• Young got flustered in one game and tried to do too much in another — and raised his scoring average in the process.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 21 Jan. 2018
• Expect the Broncos to force some turnovers and fluster Mayfield on Christmas Day.
  — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
• Paul Mescal is just like us: flustered by Pedro Pascal!
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• Using a series of drop shots and lobs to fluster Court, Riggs won the match easily.
  — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• Eighteen months ago, Sajid was flustered by the influx of Chinese prospectors.
  — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Flustered a little, Altavilla’s next pitch was a belt high fastball that split the plate — not ideal.
  — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
• The Tampa Bay Rays had just won again Tuesday night, but their architect was flustered by a small crack in the foundation.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 May 2023
• Both are struggling, but Pittsburgh is at home in prime time, and its defense will have something dialed up to fluster Justin Fields.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
• Haddish was momentarily flustered by a gentleman in a suit who brought up a white rose to the stage.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2018
• New York’s defense flustered the Viper offense, forcing them into four turnovers, including a pair of turnovers on downs in the fourth quarter.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2020
• The Bulls used pressure defense to fluster Arizona in an opening 89-68 win and is hoping to do the same thing against Kentucky's youngest-ever roster.
  — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• One way Seattle can try to fluster Purdy is getting some pressure on the young quarterback.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 14 Jan. 2023
• Somehow, the Bears will have to fluster Bridgewater into a few game-changing mistakes.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024