mixed

Example Sentences

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The room smelled like perfume and hairspray, with the sour hint of body odor mixed with all-natural deodorant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Given the group’s commitment to costumed stage personas, the mixed sexuality of their members, and their name, the Village People came to represent the confluence of masculinity and queerness.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Inflation can be a mixed bag for Social Security’s trust fund.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

At earlier hearings, it was revealed that Dedic had been accidentally set free from prison after a court official mixed up digital case files and mistakenly recorded that he had been granted bail.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It had been named the “big stone theater” to avoid getting mixed up with a small wooden theater that stood nearby.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood