muddy

Example Sentences

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But higher-for-longer prices muddy the long-term outlook for LNG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“I think folks in Anaheim think that Anaheim is doing their fair share of developing housing. I don’t want to muddy the concept by saying Anaheim is saying, ‘We don’t need any more housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“These kinds of comments muddy the water in our strategy,” Thompson added.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

While the motives that drive a knight are often human, political, or both, the logic is as miraculous and irrational as a muddy hedge knight crawling out from under a fallen dragon.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

No one liked humans, not even the half-brained toads who lived in the muddy ditch along the road.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman