How to Use mix-up in a Sentence

mix-up

noun
  • That makes the mix-up in the program all the more curious.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Biden has also made his share of gaffes and name mix-ups.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And then there’s the rank absurdity of the Klein/Wolf mix-up.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • We were scheduled on a short flight from Phoenix to Page which was delayed due to a mix-up.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • There was a mix-up about your presence at the Nike event, where Travis Scott was also present.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Because of this, crew members will hold up a big poster with the person's name on it to avoid any mix-ups.
    Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The mix-up for the sake of a mix-up was a Zaidi special during his six-plus seasons in Posey’s chair.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
  • Jack McBrayer plays the resort concierge who reveals the mix-up at the island off the Georgia coast.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • Scott also revealed how the mix-up had puzzled them for years.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The mix-up drew outrage online, which prompted Target to pull the kit from its shelves.
    Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • What’s the best thing a studio can do to avoid mix-ups and — worse — legal repercussions?
    Liz Logan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This gave her an inkling that some kind of mix-up had occurred in omitting one of her daughters.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • After the mix-up, Rock pressed on, this time correctly naming the film.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • At first, Klein responded to the mix-ups by trying to ignore them.
    Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The day's mishaps didn't end with the medication mix-up, either.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Bergmann’s home is just minutes from Kelce’s in Leawood, so that could explain a mix-up.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The Merrell mix-up coat has the weight of a light fall jacket but with greater insulation.
    Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Each time, patrons embraced his mix-ups and chuckled along with him.
    Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Hamas acknowledged on Friday there may have been a mix-up.
    Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • And a backpacker from the United Kingdom was held for three weeks because of a mix-up with her visa.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Label shelf edges so everyone knows what goes where to avoid mix-ups.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And the honest mistake, a benign mix-up anyone could have made, proved to be costly.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Despite the expert skepticism, TikTok users couldn't get enough of the mix-up.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Mann is the general manager of the Boothill Inn, where Burnett stayed the night after his flight mix-up.
    oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Perhaps the mix-up happened because of Barkley's recent weight loss.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
  • Alas, Bill never calls, and though Jenny spins it as the part of the rom-com where there’s a mix-up before true love prevails, that’s clearly not the case.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
  • Others reassured Mullen that the mix-up may have been a blessing in disguise.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • When a mix-up leads to a rumor about him being engaged to her daughter, the whole family jumps in to keep up the charade.
    Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
  • How did this mixed-drink mix-up happen? Celsius and High Noon are made by different companies but share a third-party packaging supplier.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 July 2025
  • The mix-up happened after a shared packaging supplier erroneously shipped empty Celsius cans to High Noon, the company said.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2025

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