How to Use nonplus in a Sentence

nonplus

verb

• I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me.
• But that wasn’t enough for Barr, then Roseanne Arnold, who was nonplussed about the new show’s lukewarm reviews.
  — Kate Stanhope, latimes.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• The people who put him in office would applaud and say that’s our Trump, even if the media would be completely nonplused.
  — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 18 July 2017
• Lori was nonplussed at his announcement of his new career.
  — Donald Liebenson, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2018
• At my first meal I was nonplused by the shrimp cocktail: The shrimp were warm but served on ice, and the cocktail sauce was a bizarre and acidic collision of peaches and horseradish.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
• While Petty’s criminal past has been a concern to some fans, Minaj is nonplussed.
  — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• Yet privately, members of Ms. Merkel’s team are nonplused by the radicalism of Mr. Macron’s ideas.
  — Marcus Walker, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
• But Cobalt Studios' owner, Bill Linn, was also nonplussed.
  — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 15 Apr. 2018
• Michael was nonplussed by my mixed review of his Fall 2005 collection, taking the attitude that people should take a look and form their own opinion.
  — Vogue, 12 June 2018
• However, many in Metro Orlando seemed nonplussed about the prospect of severe weather.
  — Roger Simmons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2018
• Ivy) looks a little nonplussed at the whole matching situation.
  — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 15 May 2019
• However, fans who've been waiting for an all-start superhero teamup of this caliber were nonplussed by the extended run time.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, latimes.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Entire settings are also cloned throughout the series, rehashed and remixed from one movie to the next, nonplussing everyone involved.
  — Daniel Engber, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2017
• In one video clip, a female deer clearly rejects the macaque’s advances, while another shows the deer seemingly nonplussed by the monkey's actions.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2017
• The same determined Italian who stormed England's top division now looks dishevelled, worn down and nonplussed at anything that takes place in front of him.
  — SI.com, 16 May 2018
• Thankfully, Monzo’s fees aren’t nearly as steep, but some customers appear nonplussed by the metal bling.
  — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2019
• Though the film was put together after less than 40 days of shooting, Future was nonplussed by the relatively short timetable he was given to produce the soundtrack.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
• Even in the Kurdish capital, Erbil, the referendum has left many nonplussed.
  — The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017
• There is no macho homophobia from Ernesto, who is simply nonplussed.
  — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 10 June 2019
• Slod's passenger, Daniel Gross, was equally nonplussed.
  — CBS News, 29 Jan. 2018
• While much of the United States observes, nonplussed, denizens of Washington lose themselves to three days of orgiastic celebration.
  — T.a. Frank, The Hive, 1 Sep. 2017
• Some members of the law-school faculty were nonplussed by his media presence, his self-promotion, and his decision to take on cases while teaching.
  — Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2018
• In a Facebook video message posted Wednesday night, Netanyahu appeared nonplussed.
  — Laignee Barron, Time, 8 Feb. 2018
• But by the time Kushner stood at the dais Monday, and delivered what was generally a nonplussing performance, something shifted.
  — Emily Jane Fox, The Hive, 26 July 2017
• Some Mexican workers are nonplussed by the wages reported at the Carrier plant in Indianapolis.
  — Tom Chiarella and James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2018
• Selena Gomez continues to be nonplussed by Justin Bieber's engagement.
  — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 10 July 2018
• This goes on hilariously multiple times, although the hornbill seems nonplussed by the mongoose’s efforts.
  — Cady Lang, Time, 6 Apr. 2018
• In general, Malik seems thoroughly nonplussed by media attention and the hullabaloo around both his own activities or those of other celebrities in the pop sphere.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 11 Sep. 2017
• When Deanna first arrives on campus, her daughter, Maddie (Molly Gordon), is suitably nonplussed.
  — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 11 May 2018
• But in press statements after the fact, Federer was more humble about his own offspring, suggesting they're pretty nonplussed by their impressive father's playing.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 17 July 2017

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