muddy the waters
Example Sentences
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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
No need to muddy the waters, no need to create alternative facts.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2024
Instead, she said, he would take a position that would muddy the waters on an issue that she believed could be deeply damaging for his campaign.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024
“The defense is going to muddy the waters on whether that gun was somehow defective and maybe fired on its own or fired with a slight depress of the trigger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
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
