confuse
verb (used with object)
to perplex or bewilder.
were confusing
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past progressiveof confuse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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During argument, Sotomayor pointed to findings that Google’s interfaces themselves were confusing and opaque.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
But concerns were raised by advocacy groups, who said the terms for the two lower levels were confusing and potentially misleading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
Employees complained "training materials that Meta created for the new policies were confusing and contradictory."
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
The authors found that familiar figure formats were most useful; even minor changes to standard charts were confusing to the audience.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
She kept coming back to the pages her mother had written about love, but they were confusing.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
