How to Use complicate in a Sentence

complicate

1 of 2 verb

• Changing jobs now would complicate her life.
• The sun’s rays complicate things.
  — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
• So her goal to run long races was complicated.
  — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• This doesn’t need to be complicated, by the way.
  — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
• The snow drought is complicating that work.
  — Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
• What was complicated was that the star dogs didn’t talk to the others.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
• His case is complicated by the lack of team success.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
• That’s going to complicate things and cool down any hot stove action.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
• Things were complicated on Nick’s end as well.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
• But then the slider complicates things.
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• But the outcome complicates that charge.
  — Alessandra Schade, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
• And here’s where things get complicated.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
• Deciding on what type of lens is best for you can be complicated.
  — Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
• Every move was complicated by the fact that Yazan could not walk.
  — Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• The arc of the moral universe is complicated.
  — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
• The role both launched and complicated his career.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
• The election is complicated by the fact that Brown faces felony fraud charges.
  — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
• The search was complicated by the fact that Decker had a three-day head start.
  — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
• Chaos complicates the picture in other ways, too.
  — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
• And that may complicate their decision to respond in the first place.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 June 2026
• The multi-year restoration project was complicated by a lack of plans.
  — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
• The tax rules for Trump accounts are complicated, but they are taxed.
  — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
• Hartenstein has dealt with a bad calf for several weeks, which complicates things.
  — Law Murray, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• The idea of paying kids for self-care somewhat complicates that picture.
  — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
• If what once felt easy starts to get complicated, don’t be discouraged.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
• Adding other teams to the mix only complicates the deal-making process.
  — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• This could be very painful, complicate the matter, and lead to infection.
  — Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
• That would further complicate any trade even if the Dolphins change their mind and try to deal him.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
• But fieldwork has been complicated by the fact the river sits in the middle of a war zone.
  — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 9 June 2023
• Michelle Pfeiffer’s look proves that spring style doesn’t have to be complicated to look great.
  — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

complicate

2 of 2 adjective

• Spelling errors and the language barrier complicate matters too.
  — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 2018-06-20
• Bring extra masks in case this happens, since a wet mask can be less effective and complicate breathing, according to the CDC.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2021-04-27
• Those all significantly complicate hitting them with interceptor missiles.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 2023-06-08
• The Belarusian government’s close ties with Moscow complicate Belarusian volunteers’ efforts to join the fight in Ukraine.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-05-01
• The promenade will eliminate multiple bus stops on Routes 3 and 120, complicate transfers to other bus routes and possibly cause delays by requiring buses to make more turns.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-03-05
• But the many other benefits of forests further complicate assessments, says biogeochemist William Schlesinger, professor emeritus at Duke University.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2022-05-05
• This year, more than a few selections also incorporate fantastical interludes — from brief hallucinations to alternative worlds — that productively complicate and on occasion destabilize their realism.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2023-03-29
• These revelations confirm some of the science community’s deepest concerns — and further complicate efforts to understand DDT’s toxic and insidious legacy in California.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 2023-03-24