had muddled
- past perfect of muddle.
Example Sentences
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“I am ready to retire the word transitory,” Ms. Yellen said at a December event sponsored by Reuters, noting that new virus variants had muddled the economic outlook.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The game had muddled along all scoreless almost to halftime, the punters merrily booming along the way to their combined 13 punts, eight of them by Clemson’s Will Spiers.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2021
“Same situation, really. You had muddled young people living a lie.”
From The New Yorker ● May 19, 2017
Biffle had muddled through the season without a win and only three top-fives.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2010
This train of thought may sound childish, but bear in mind that Penelope had muddled through without her parents for many a year.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
