mixed-up

Example Sentences

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Ms. Peet’s vivid blue eyes remain a major asset in “Fantasy Life,” an unforced character study that wryly observes some mild turbulence in the day-to-day existence of a group of mixed-up New Yorkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

They spin, fly and twirl as they get closer and closer to each other and eventually merge and grow into one big, mixed-up galaxy in a process known as a ‘galactic merger’.

From Space Scoop • May 21, 2025

Mrs Lindsay said they looked absolutely identical when they were young, adding "I've got them mixed-up".

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

As of Monday, no illnesses or allergic reactions tied to the mixed-up had been reported.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Someday her family would leave the United States, the country her mother and she and her brother had been born in, and move overseas to the mixed-up country her father had been born in.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye