Example Sentences

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Back then, the lines between cars and phones were blurring.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Artists as diverse as Eve Sonneman, Jan Groover, Lew Thomas, Judy Fiskin and Lewis Baltz were blurring traditional boundaries in different but Conceptually cogent ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2021

In the late 1970s, lines were blurring — punk was embracing reggae; African music was getting heard in Europe; and Vivien Goldman, a journalist chronicling these provocative times, decided to become a musician as well.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

Bennett’s exit came at a time when gender norms were blurring.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2016

A little later, it seemed to her that her eyes were blurring.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau