Example Sentences

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Most people have these spaces, she notes, but “the usual experience is of muddling along, spending these bits of time without much direction”—puttering around the house, mindlessly scrolling on our phones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“If I were to do this at a craft level, I would suggest muddling fresh ginger, fresh lime juice and sugar,” he says.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Just two weeks before a pivotal meeting, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy has been just muddling along as of late.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

They’re telling us right now that the economy is muddling through.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

A prosperous city-state on the east side of the island of Sicily, Syracuse had been muddling along for years under a succession of tyrants.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith