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
To muddy the waters further, another of Mark McDonald's panel of experts has said that in fact there was post-mortem evidence of air embolism in the babies.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
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
A person's actions, however, can often have some plausible ambiguity that bad faith actors can exploit to muddy the waters.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025
“Rae, let’s not do this. You’re an amazing girl and we’ve got a good thing going, so let’s not muddy the waters, okay?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
