How to Use flustered in a Sentence

flustered

adjective

• Now the Doctor’s the flustered one, and Rogue is smirking.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 June 2024
• 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
• But the main reason that U.S. companies and officials are flustered is that they are used to being the ones who make the rules.
  — Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
• The ladies head to the court in their tennis finest and Li’l Joey is flustered for a second and admits that all the women in their tennis gear is a fantasy of his.
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Hostin asked Behar, who appeared flustered by the question.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• 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
• White remembers VanDerveer telling her to park herself in the key, knowing the point guard would get flustered at not having anyone guard her.
  — USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
• Frost finally arrives looking a little flustered but fresh in a neat blue suit.
  — Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2023
• The setback briefly threatened his lead, but despite a brief panic as a flustered mechanic rushed to the scene with a spare bike, nothing could stop Evenepoel from claiming gold.
  — Rosanne Roobeek, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Lewis had posted news of the recall on social media, provoking heated comments that left him flustered.
  — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
• The groundwork for a last-minute presidential nominee switch began when the 81-year-old Biden appeared weak and flustered in a June 27 debate against Trump, sending a jolt of panic among Democrats.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
• 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
• Colin Gray told the officers his son became flustered easily.
  — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024