How to Use flustered in a Sentence

flustered

adjective

• Benet’s Lindsay Harzich wasn’t flustered, even with a trip to the state finals on the line.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023
• Always one to come when called, this dog seemed frightened and flustered.
  — Rick Montgomery, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• Which made his flustered performance against the Chiefs all the more puzzling.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
• Of course, with an admission like that, Drew couldn't help, but get a little flustered.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 20 Dec. 2022
• That's a mix of frustrated and flustered, a part of Arkansas that remains in him coming through in one word.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2023
• Yet, Les Bleues did not seem flustered by the rough treatment, hoping to capitalize on a set piece or two.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
• When Lemon pressed for details about what was discussed, Musk seemed flustered and waited a few moments to respond.
  — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
• Dad, who will speak before me, is standing at the computer, a little flustered.
  — Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
• Amid all the uncertainty is maybe the least flustered person in the whole affair: Jackson himself.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022
• The white officer who pulled us over listened to my flustered apology, looked at me, looked at my grandson.
  — David Grant, Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
• After failing to get a shot to fall just a few feet from the basket while drawing a foul midway through the second half, Smith clasped his hands above his head and let out a flustered yell.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 20 Mar. 2022
• Frost finally arrives looking a little flustered but fresh in a neat blue suit.
  — Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2023
• Justin Herbert’s flustered spike in reaction to a delay-of-game penalty marked an odd but notable career first.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
• But as Kansas State rallied and the pressure of the game grew, Rattler appeared more flustered, and his throws became more inaccurate.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2020
• The series begins with a flustered Griselda running into her house in Colombia, tending to a gunshot wound.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
• Lizzy can be touchy and easily flustered and has no patience for working the room — even when Marlene (an admirer of her sculptures) brings a gallerist friend from New York to her show.
  — Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
• Both performances leave their guests flustered yet impressed.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
• Some parents find the noise and motion to be overwhelming: The highest settings seemed to make my baby more agitated, plus left me flustered and worried.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 July 2023
• If something embarrassing happens, try your best not to get flustered, Fields suggests.
  — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
• In November 2021, Conti member Kagas sent a flustered message to Stern.
  — Matt Burgess, Wired, 18 Mar. 2022
• Between a half-time job at a shoe shop, a 1.5-hour commute from the outskirts of Buenos Aires, and frequent metro interruptions, she’s mastered the art of moving quickly without appearing flustered.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2023
• In the third quarter of Beverley’s home debut against the Brooklyn Nets, the Bulls defense swarmed across half court, forcing their flustered opponent into a shot-clock violation.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Even if the school manages to troubleshoot problems that arise on a test day, and the new format doesn't require a continuous connection to proceed, a flustered student might struggle to concentrate for the rest of the exam.
  — USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
• This new version of Hope offers a flustered, angry apology and afterward tells Mel that sometimes words come out without her permission.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
• Brown’s incredibly flustered and incredulous reaction was captured on tape, and then shown to Meg.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2022
• Despite her familiarity, she was shocked at the behavior and became flustered.
  — NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
• After Jill Roord scored, however, the Americans looked flustered, overwhelmed and lethargic.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
• Under questioning from one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers, Mr. Cohen appeared flustered and admitted to several past lies, including before a judge when he was sentenced to prison for federal crimes in 2018.
  — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• Attempting to hit aggressive winners from the beginning, Ostapenko made 36 unforced errors as Gauff played a patient, mature game, allowing her flustered opponent to cave in on her own.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Parrilla, who is half-Italian, half-Puerto Rican, is all flustered earnestness, a woman who wants to embrace her identity, but also feels pinned down by her guilt and discomfort with difficult conversations.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Jul 2024