How to Use daze in a Sentence

daze

verb
  • The man managed to grab it by the tail and whip it onto the ground, dazing it.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 24 July 2017
  • Alfaro dropped to the dirt and was dazed before walking off the field.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Evergreen daze The Mariners were not kind to their old friend.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023
  • By the end of the startling 28-4 run, the Cavaliers were dazed and nearly knocked out.
    Tim Kawakami, Orange County Register, 13 June 2017
  • An off-duty Fort Bend deputy in the area said the driver appeared to be slouched and dazed.
    John D. Harden, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
  • A young girl, wearing a ribbon and bow in her hair, wandered the scene dazed.
    Associated Press, Washington Post, 29 May 2017
  • The Spartans dialed up three plays of 25-plus yards in the first half to daze the Wolverines’ defense.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2020
  • One young girl, wearing a ribbon and bow in her hair, wandered the scene dazed.
    Murtada Faraj, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2017
  • Wick was breathing, but still groggy and dazed from the near drowning.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Videos showed people being beaten on the floor and left bloodied and dazed.
    James Griffiths, CNN, 24 July 2019
  • Ferrell was dazed but stayed on his feet and left the field walking under his own power.
    Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Ramírez connected with a wild right hand to the face of Anderson, dazing the shortstop and knocking him to the dirt.
    Brian Dulik, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In one, a little girl walks seemingly dazed through the carnage.
    Russell Goldman, New York Times, 30 May 2017
  • But this time, the player was dazed as a result of an uncalled penalty by a Blues player.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 6 June 2019
  • Put them in a corner, start firing upper-cuts and hooks, daze them a little, take a big lead… then watch out.
    Tim Kawakami, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2017
  • Dorothy, bruised and dazed from another round of Frank’s abuse, shows up naked on Sandy’s doorstep, looking for Jeffrey.
    Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Davis wasn’t bad for a guy who was dazed and barely able to stay on his feet after taking that elbow from Kevon Looney just 48 hours and one city ago.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
  • In the footage, a middle-aged woman stands in a doorless brick shack, looking dazed, and wearing no coat despite the season.
    Joy Dong, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Living in New York, there's so many people walking around, dazed, with headphones.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 May 2018
  • As the Steelers celebrated in the end zone, Tittle knelt there, dazed and injured, and Mr. Berman captured the moment.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Overloading the body with melatonin can cause someone to wake up feeling dazed and confused.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 May 2023
  • The player looks visibly dazed after coming off the worse from the incident with the Spaniard, and can be seen below with blood dripping from the top of his head.
    SI.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Some people were seen walking around dazed and bloodied; one man was knocked unconscious.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 15 June 2017
  • Rather than fight face-to-face, Tokuda uses the environment to daze and bewilder his prey.
    Simon Parkin, Ars Technica, 26 June 2017
  • Replays showed Savage looking dazed after his head hit the ground with both of his arms shaking and lifted upward.
    USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Some of the victims, dazed and bloodied, staggered around the legislature’s gardens.
    The Economist, 13 July 2017
  • Many of them, dazed and exhausted, have told traumatic stories of oppression by the rebels who controlled their towns.
    Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2018
  • An audience in the National’s Lyttelton Theatre is left riled up, torn up and dazed.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Most people who are revived are dazed, confused and often nauseous.
    Cleve R. Wootson Jr., chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2017
  • Marinopoulos appeared to suffer a head injury and was clearly dazed and unable to fight back as Matulenko finished off the pin.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023

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