were muddling
- past progressive of muddle.
Example Sentences
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Looking back at 2022’s weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
The State Department said that the Saudis' "continued insufficient responses" were muddling the probe.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2020
He said that newspapers were muddling through the early stages of digital transformation, while Google and Facebook were devouring the advertising revenue they depended on.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
"We were muddling about in the drive for ever so long, you know; and I really think we ought to go back."
From The Second Honeymoon by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
Lord North had muddled the finances of England almost as completely and almost as hopelessly as contemporary French financiers were muddling the finances of France.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by McCarthy, Justin
