How to Use confusion in a Sentence

confusion

noun

• There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.
• There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.
• There was total confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.
• He stared in confusion and disbelief.
• These sounds help alert other crows to join in, and the noise can also add to the target’s sense of confusion or alarm.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
• Alba was a good sport about the confusion and said Gardner was very polite.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 4 May 2023
• The judge in this matter understood the confusion and didn’t send Miller back to prison.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
• Advice All young people go through times of deep sadness, confusion and doubt.
  — Dr. May Lau, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• The audience watched, captive, some with confusion, many with wonder and love.
  — Samuel Ernest, Longreads, 2 May 2023
• That said, there is often a good deal of confusion regarding the meaning of platforms and ecosystems.
  — Vinod Jain, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• My view of the world contains that exaggerated sense of confusion.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
• Sheeran’s feelings of sorrow and confusion are profound on the album.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
• The confusion by three Lady Vols in the vicinity allowed time for Kramer to make her way to second base.
  — Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2023
• Sunny skies across Havana on Monday only added to the growing confusion of many Cubans.
  — Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 1 May 2023
• For Honoré, Lucas personifies private identity, not the gender confusion now imposed on youth in the trans wars.
  — Armond White, National Review, 5 May 2023
• In the past, there’s been a bit of confusion about just who owns what.
  — PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
• But the pain had to come out, and it would be mixed with love, confusion and anger, and that was OK.
  — Conrad Gregory, New York Times, 26 May 2023
• As the lower courts’ confusion shows, no one seems to know what the hell that means.
  — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
• Now that both of them have joined hands, we are left in confusion of what awaits behind the doors.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 June 2023
• The confusion stems from the 2018 farm bill, which legalized hemp.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
• The Temptations were calling the world a ball of confusion.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023
• In the early hours of the outage, there was confusion over what was going on.
  — Tom Warren, The Verge, 23 July 2024
• Much to their surprise and confusion, the box contains six toads.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 July 2024
• And what had the public confusion between the two of them—the encroachment of one Naomi on the other—done to Klein’s own sense of self?
  — Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
• The looks on their faces reflected shock and confusion.
  — Aaron M. Kinzer, New York Times, 29 July 2023
• But for Schaller, any feelings of relief over the arrest were soon eclipsed by anger and confusion.
  — Jake Offenhartz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• D’Amico said these sessions reduced the level of panic and confusion about the law.
  — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• The confusion of the Apple Pencil is made worse by the scattered state of iPads in general right now.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
• Some of that confusion comes from the difference between fines and fees.
  — Isabelle Kause, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2024
• The store’s dozen employees stand in confusion on the sidewalk.
  — Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024