How to Use muddy the waters in a Sentence

muddy the waters

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• Why complicate that research with a fancy label that just muddies the waters?
  — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026
• Discussions with a partner, spouse or close friends will probably muddy the waters.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
• Yet, rather than focus on what occurred and a path forward, the industry is choosing to focus on other variables that muddy the waters.
  — Shlomo Kramer, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
• On the stand the players refused to incriminate themselves, instead blaming each other or pointing fingers at the gamblers, who muddied the waters even further.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
• Tariffs, artificial intelligence, and immigration are also muddying the waters for policymakers.
  — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 July 2026