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Example Sentences

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Toward the end of a festival I always get a little sentimental — chalk it up to lack of sleep or a surfeit of stories vying for space in my addled brain.

From New York Times

Trump is unstable, unfit and addled yet he could be the 47th President.

From Salon

They even had the guts as three Olympic rookies to watch old South Korean Olympic victory videos, a part of preparation that might addle some.

From Washington Post

Still, his audience is so addled by their singular desire to "trigger the liberals" that they ignore his fallacious reasoning.

From Salon

Over half of its children do not live with their biological parents, who are often addled by opioids, in prison or dead.

From New York Times