Example Sentences

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She said there had been "no clear reason" given for Holiday's ban, but that people were "conflating" it with her 2025 post.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Jemal criticized the mayor’s attempt to stop the shelter, saying that she and others were conflating the issue of unaccompanied minors who need housing with family separations.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2019

"But, the point was that what we were conflating with the number of people stating one position versus what I was trying to do. And, admittedly, not well."

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2018

But here her students were conflating “personal opinions, private relationships, and civil liberties,” she says.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2012

He said that while there had been some “devastating” leaks, critics were conflating unauthorized disclosures that do real harm with legitimate government efforts to inform the public.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2012