Example Sentences

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But a century after the term first emerged to describe the clandestine drinking dens of Prohibition, its meaning has blurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

And yet over time it has blurred with freedom of speech into this concept of free expression, but increasingly just disappeared.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

So the line between kindness and discomfort has blurred.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Mr Stabler, who runs a groundworks business in Bempton, now has blurred vision in his left eye and says his sight is like "looking down a straw".

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

But affordable prices are only one reason the marketplace has blurred.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times