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for a loop

Idioms

see knock for a loop.

Example Sentences

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Clocktower’s Wallerstein said the Fed chair’s comments about still needing to gauge the impact of tariffs on inflation may have thrown investors for a loop.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Tibbs was thrown for a loop by both trades, and taught him a lesson about facing adversity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

When she didn't go through Nashville and its country-music milieu, "it sort of threw people for a loop", he told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

I must give Karoline Leavitt, another Trump spokesperson, credit for illuminating one fact that threw me for a loop.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2025

I am not unused to being confronted with my own lies, but those of others never fail to throw me for a loop.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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