crossed wires
Example Sentences
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Against New Zealand, the crossed wires and fumbled drop-goal routine between Harry Randall and George Ford was most obvious.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
There was also a study which found when you put autistic people with neurotypicals, there are always gonna be crossed wires because we communicate differently.
From Salon ● May 14, 2023
Near midnight on April 11, the day before Easter, Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, emailed Fauci about some apparent crossed wires.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
I know he doesn’t own a mobile, so I ask how to reach him, alarmed that because of crossed wires we will miss each other that night.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2019
One time when a neighbor’s TV set broke, Dad opened the back and used a macaroni noodle to insulate some crossed wires.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
