jumbled

Example Sentences

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Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Years of mismanagement and ill-fated transfers have left Spurs with a jumbled squad and a hair trigger for firing coaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

During a game, competitors are given files of jumbled data and scenarios or 'cases' that require sorting, based on a question, within the quickest time.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

While it may not seem practical, the research helps scientists better understand the way information can be jumbled and disordered within a quantum system.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

He was jumbled up on the floor with Chess and Emma: Her elbow was in his ear; Chess’s knee was in Finn’s rib cage.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix