How to Use frazzle in a Sentence

frazzle

verb
  • He's a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents.
  • Craig spends a lot of time getting high and looking frazzled and that’s about all Wolff has to play.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t let a few pest woes frazzle you and draw your attention from the beauty and peace.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Notre Dame’s defense likely will try to mix it up and confuse and frazzle the young starter.
    Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • In the ballroom On the night before the big gathering, Michelle was frazzled and anxious.
    Ellen Barry Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your work world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is --the porch.
    Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your workaday world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is — the porch.
    Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • My frenzied Facebook feed is the portrait of a stunned and frazzled collective mind.
    Ruby Namdar, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2023
  • But don’t get frazzled or ditch those travel essentials just yet.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 24 July 2023
  • Bloom had arrived on the boardwalk frazzled from subway hassles.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • All of this scrolling and evaluating leaves us feeling frazzled and scattered.
    Matthew Pittman, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Italians are frazzled as a summer of incinerating heat waves lingers and fear mounts over the return of hailstones the size of handballs.
    Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Pet owners know all too well that fireworks can frazzle furry friends, but experts say there are ways to avoid nervous breakdowns.
    Vivi Smilgius, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • The Grizzlies looked frazzled in Game 3 and their youth has to be taken into consideration as a result.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Holiday shopping doesn't have to frazzle you senseless.
    Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2020
  • TikToker and hairstylist Lauren Dale swears she's discovered the secret to boosting glow, even in strands that look a little frazzled.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 14 June 2023
  • Add in the latest flip-flop confusion on US airplane mask mandates, and we're headed for a season of stress levels that would frazzle even the most experienced traveler.
    Julia Buckley, Pete Muntean and Barry Neild, CNN, 19 Apr. 2022
  • As Freddy, Cutmore-Scott has two gears so far: Perpetually annoyed with or frazzled by his father's presence.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
  • By providing a stable work environment, consistent roles, and opportunities for long-term growth, managers can keep these folks from becoming frazzled and disengaged.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Barrymore responded, frazzled, as the audience member quickly approached her.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Synenberg interrupted Elkins several times during his statement, which appeared to frazzle the former mayor and longtime political player in the county Democratic Party.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 June 2022
  • Elena has ordered every empty space to be packed with dehumidifiers, and her demands on the palace staff — Andrea Riseborough plays stern and increasingly frazzled household coordinator Agnes — are growing ever more erratic.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Trump’s capacity to frazzle political pollsters, among others.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • He's a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents.
  • Craig spends a lot of time getting high and looking frazzled and that’s about all Wolff has to play.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t let a few pest woes frazzle you and draw your attention from the beauty and peace.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Notre Dame’s defense likely will try to mix it up and confuse and frazzle the young starter.
    Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • In the ballroom On the night before the big gathering, Michelle was frazzled and anxious.
    Ellen Barry Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your work world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is --the porch.
    Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your workaday world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is — the porch.
    Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2018

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