be confused
Example Sentences
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And at the waterfall, snails that could easily be confused for pebbles slowly trudged along algae-covered rocks as Semple Run flowed by.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Miller said he understood why some would be confused by the Republican town's reaction.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
More importantly, say medical experts, the studies may be confused by so-called confounding factors, meaning that there may be other factors at play.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
Not to be confused with movies about Fox News or Hedy Lamarr, “Bombshell” isn’t just a film about the atomic bomb either.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Olanna could see, through the louvers, the many cots and many crying infants, and she imagined that the nurse would be confused and would bring the wrong baby.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
