How to Use confuse in a Sentence

confuse

verb
Definition of confusenext
Synonyms for confusenext
  • You must be confusing me with someone else.
  • The general was trying to confuse the enemy.
  • The new evidence only confused matters further.
  • The rest of the cast (and Cohen) were confused by this.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
  • At times, the Dome of the Rock – a shrine – and Al-Aqsa – a mosque – have been confused as one and the same.
    — Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The Thompson Twins – not to be confused with the 1980s band – were among the best dressed players at the draft.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
  • But Booth and Herold got confused in the night and rowed in the wrong direction.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • No one will confuse the last-place A’s with the 1927 Yankees.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t get confused, there are 16 Big 12 schools (for now).
    — Matt Wadleigh, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The Cowboys chase and confuse some of the league’s best quarterbacks.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Trolling, most Alaskans know, is not to be confused with trawling, the dragging of nets through the water.
    — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t confuse it with the calming breakfast drink in its name, though.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • This last point is the one that’s often confused where RCS is concerned.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Some school board lawyers are confused by the rules, and and those arguing for access have few ways to fight back.
    — Elle Reeve, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • His friends were confused, and reminded him that shops were open late.
    — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Flares eject from the rear to confuse any heat-seeking missiles heading their way.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Not for the first time, Swift broke the internet and Google crashed, leaving fans frustrated and confused when the blue vault failed to show.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The pilot was confused during radio calls, a symptom of lack of oxygen, the NTSB said.
    — Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 8 June 2023
  • Filling the spaces between the trees is great, but it shouldn’t be confused with raising the ceiling.
    — Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Soft-serve, fountain drinks, Nor’Easters (not to be confused with Blizzards or Wizards), and more are all here.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The woman picked up the carrier, clearly confused by it.
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Mass and weight should not be confused—weight depends on the force of gravity, but an object’s mass does not change.
    — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
  • Lyte was the serious rapper, not to be confused with some random groupie.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The cards came in plain white envelopes that confused some families who mistook them for junk mail.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • The woman was confused when police asked her questions.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Feeling wronged and confused by the new restrictions, Hall slumped back into her chair.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024
  • As Hoosiers gear up for the event, the birds and bugs and other wildlife across Indiana will likely be surprised and confused as their world goes dark in the middle of the day.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The root can be confused with the poisonous plant hemlock, which is fatal if ingested.
    — Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This is not a happy-go-lucky story, but an old-school fairy tale meant to frighten, confuse and excite.
    — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023

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