muddy the waters
Example Sentences
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Some have tried to muddy the waters on the events of that day, but the record is clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
"Inevitably it will somewhat muddy the waters," Rothwell says.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
A trial this week is likely to further muddy the waters for troops remaining in Los Angeles, as well as any deployed in D.C. to fight crime there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
All of this tends to muddy the waters a bit around the question of fake license plates, which are hardly defensible on any of these grounds.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023
Perhaps Elizebeth thought that if she insisted on joint credit, she would muddy the waters.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
