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
And now, at the eleventh hour, a shadowy group is barging in to muddy the waters even further.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 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
