murky waters

plural noun

: confusing details
He began studying the murky waters of copyright law.

Examples of murky waters in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With that ideological divide widening and partisan viewpoints holding sway, navigating these murky waters requires caution. Aja Romano, Vox, 15 July 2024 Jen Silverman’s Spain moved in similarly murky waters, and Jason Robert Brown has set his new musical in a magazine’s fact-checking department. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024 Yet despite such widespread backing and the White House’s behind-the-scenes lobbying, Shaw-Wilder’s nomination has run aground in the murky waters of judicial politics. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 Removing the bridge debris will also allow divers to search the murky waters of the Patapsco River for the bodies of four bridge workers missing and presumed dead following Tuesday's catastrophic collapse. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for murky waters 

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“Murky waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky%20waters. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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