confusing

Example Sentences

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These ads, he says, are “a confusing thing,” because he has never used AI himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

During argument, Sotomayor pointed to findings that Google’s interfaces themselves were confusing and opaque.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

It is complicated, bordering on confusing, and that must be one of the reasons it can feel so opaque to people.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Pegan acknowledged it’s confusing to the public when a health incident like this occurs because “they hear ‘this is a really bad disease.’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

It turned out he’d been given confusing instructions on his last visit to the clinic, and he hadn’t received his monthly five dollars.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French