Example Sentences

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“It confuses me that we’re struggling with that as a society. Internet access is a basic need.”

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“True, we’ve had misunderstandings. Though the ring knows when I’ve been walking, it confuses my harried morning routine for housework. After making a dinner one night, the ring asked whether I’d been on the elliptical.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Some describe Fed speeches as “cacophony” that confuses the markets without adding value.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the Lucas idea confuses art culture with popular culture, bizarrely touting illustrated storytelling as “the peoples’ art.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

But this confuses the grammatical category “adjective” with the grammatical function “modifier.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker