muddled

Example Sentences

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They ask for tuba compuesta, or “composed,” with muddled red berries and diced apple, giving it an inviting pinkish color.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

If anything, it muddled our relationship, the communicative signals of the PetPhone confusing Clover and ultimately making me feel distanced from her.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

It’s a picaresque, fantastical and often absurdly funny curiosity, but little more than that—and more than a little muddled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The language used to describe snack tins is so flowery — and muddled by hyper-wellness jargon — it’s almost nonsensical.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Shakespeare frequently uses violations of decorum for comic effect, as witness Bottom’s muddled attempts at eloquence, Pistol’s braggadocio, and Polonius’s foolish high-sounding waffle.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith