How to Use blurred in a Sentence

blurred

adjective
  • With Lizzie, that was me — those lines were very blurred.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • What does that say about the blurred lines between film and TV?
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The drugs made me nauseous, pain meds blurred the world, and the ice wrap was just freaking cold.
    Nancy Richardson Fischer, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Dec. 2018
  • The blurred headshot of a man flashed on the projection wall.
    Wired, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The line between spam and scam calls is often thin and blurred.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • For the latter, the background is a blurred image of the photo.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 June 2025
  • Next to him is a woman whose blurred face is framed by sandy blonde hair.
    Longreads, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The line between country singers and their fans is very blurred, and very thin.
    Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2017
  • The line between what is legal and what isn’t is still very blurred.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 May 2025
  • The first holds nothing: a few blank-eyed roe deer, a blurred boar, cattle, dogs.
    Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The clip shows a blurred photo of the artist wearing a white tee and blue baseball cap and part of the audio.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The video began with blurred street lights beneath an evening sky.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The flesh on her back was still blistered with a blurred branding and her long blonde hair had been cut short.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
  • But there is a blurred line between Al Qaeda and the Taliban now.
    Fox News, 3 Oct. 2019
  • In short, the line between good and great is extremely blurred.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 24 June 2020
  • This can cause headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and even neck and shoulder pain.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Robert had been on the IL retroactive to July 19 with blurred vision.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Precision doesn’t count for much here; blurred lines and shine fare better in the sun.
    Alyson Zetta Williams, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The lines between day and night, work and play, downtime and get-up-and-go time are more blurred than ever.
    Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2020
  • As such, symptoms can range from blurred vision to spasms.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As the trailer shows, nipples and crotches are all blurred.
    Alex Rees, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2014
  • This shape changes how light rays enter the eye, leading to blurred vision.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 May 2025
  • The Hype House just moved, the Sway House is losing members, and the lines between the two continue to get more and more blurred.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 9 June 2020
  • The latter provides the chorus, as Buddy raps about the blurred lines of romance.
    Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2022
  • When beautifully done, this string of quick, tiny, blurred steps is so smooth, the dancer seems to float atop her legs.
    Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
  • A few of the most common symptoms include blurred vision, headache, and dry eyes.
    Amy Capetta, Redbook, 13 June 2017
  • A few of the most common symptoms include blurred vision, headache, and dry eyes.
    Amy Capetta, Redbook, 13 June 2017
  • Well, there’s a blurred line as to whether these are dreams or premonitions.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Symptoms of botulism may start within a few hours, and include trouble swallowing or speaking, nausea, trouble breathing, and blurred vision, per the CDC.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 30 July 2025
  • As always, balance is your superpower, so steer clear of relationship drama or blurred expectations, especially during the Jupiter-Neptune square on June 18.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025

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