mixed up in

Example Sentences

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But, in Owens’ reality, there were other governments mixed up in this, too?

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

So how did an art expert, famous for appearing on UK daytime television get mixed up in funding Hezbollah?

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

The plan is an effort to expand health care access, affordable housing and education, and make it easier for those who have been mixed up in the system to get jobs, higher education and vote.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

His first conviction was for getting mixed up in an argument at Tokyo Disneyland, he said.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Scientists knew they had to keep their cultures free from bacterial and viral contamination, and they knew it was possible for cells to contaminate one another if they got mixed up in culture.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot