How to Use muddle in a Sentence

muddle

1 of 2 verb

• Add the rosemary, 8 of the mint sprigs, 8 of the thyme sprigs and tarragon and gently muddle the herbs.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 10 June 2020
• The action gets a little muddled in this section of the book.
  — Shawna Seed, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Any longer and the words muddle together; the image turns to mush.
  — Kevin Kelly, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Filoni/Favreau series, on the other hand, have been more muddled on this front.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
• Add mint leaves to your glass and gently muddle the leaves.
  — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• The problem is all the blockers that muddle the path to value.
  — Shawn Herring, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• In a mixing glass, muddle the mint leaves over the simple syrup and lime juice.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 20 Aug. 2021
• Twist and rub the basil leaves in your hands to muddle before dropping them into the glass.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 20 July 2021
• In the bottom of a rocks glass, muddle 3 blueberries and cilantro leaves.
  — Dallas News, 5 June 2020
• The picture is further muddled by the fact that there is no precedent.
  — Laura He, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
• In a julep cup, rocks glass or a Collins glass, gently muddle the mint and simple syrup.
  — Washington Post, 2 May 2022
• In a metal cup, gently muddle the mint into the peach liqueur.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2021
• Looks like the Cowboys will have to muddle along without Earl after all.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2020
• In a cocktail shaker, muddle the slices of pepper in the sugar.
  — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• In a small bowl or Julep cup, lightly muddle the mint leaves with the sugar or simple syrup.
  — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 28 Apr. 2021
• Add half the lemon juice and muddle in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021
• Add mint and cucumber to the glass and muddle together.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
• How to make it: add all the ingredients into a tin shaker, muddle the fruit and add the ice.
  — Amanda Mesa, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Add simple syrup and gently muddle mint into the syrup.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2022
• In a shaker tin, muddle the strawberry with agave syrup and lemon juice.
  — Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022
• Add lime pieces to shaker tin and muddle to get as much juice out as possible.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 May 2021
• Gently muddle simple syrup and mint leaves in a silver julep cup.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2022
• The Welk’s set pieces and props are just adequate, and there were a couple of blips with the sound in the theater, which muddled some of this show’s witty and wordy lyrics.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• Google’s embrace of the blue check mark comes at a time where its meaning on Twitter has become muddled.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 May 2023
• Instructions Gently muddle the basil leaves at the bottom of a glass.
  — Heather Adams, Outside Online, 9 June 2022
• JoJu’s take on soda chanh muoi, fizzy lemonade muddled with lemons and limes left to brine for more than four months.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
• But, really, there was nothing to be done for it but to muddle forward.
  — Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2021
• But, for hundreds of years, the felony-murder doctrine has muddled this conceit.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• In a cocktail shaker, gently muddle 3 basil leaves, then fill the shaker with ice.
  — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
• Thinly sliced unripe papaya is muddled with briny crab and topped with crunchy pork rinds for this extra funky take on the classic Thai salad.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024

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muddle

2 of 2 noun

• His mind was a muddle.
• His papers were in a muddle.
• Shouldn’t have jumped over the top, should’ve gone up the muddle.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 20 Oct. 2019
• In this case, there's a bit of a muddle of old and new tools.
  — David Nield, Wired, 8 Nov. 2020
• Is there no help for Jack out of his muddle of self-loathing?
  — Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 6 Oct. 2020
• Combine yuzu and half stone fruit in a bar tin and muddle.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 8 Feb. 2018
• Place jalapeño slice in a shaker tin, muddle, and crush.
  — Gabriella Verdugo, Marie Claire, 18 May 2017
• Important, 'cause the speed of the game, the no-huddle, the tempo, the muddle huddles, all that stuff.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2019
• Corned-ham biscuits, fish muddle, hard-crab stew, and lemon pie were on the menu.
  — Bill Smith, Southern Living, 16 June 2021
• Add the mint and muddle slightly to release the flavor.
  — Joy Wilson, Good Housekeeping, 3 May 2017
• The bond market turmoil leaves investors in a bit of a muddle.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2017
• Where there once was a mess, where there once was a muddle, now there’s a clean quiet space full of air and light.
  — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 12 Feb. 2018
• For now, they’re swamped by the narrative muddle all around them.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 11 July 2022
• Bloomberg's rise and the muddle among centrist Democrats is a product of one thing: Biden's struggles.
  — NBC News, 16 Feb. 2020
• The team sergeant wandered the courtyard aimlessly, his thoughts and words a muddle.
  — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
• In a cocktail shaker, muddle the jalapeño and basil leaves. Add vodka and lime juice.
  — Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• Place the jalapeño and cilantro in the bottom of a cocktail shaker and muddle until the jalapeño is mashed into small pieces and the cilantro crushed and fragrant.
  — ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• But of course Smith was trying to have it both ways, with the result that his message was a head-snapping muddle.
  — Vincent Carroll, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
• Add orange, simple syrup, and bitters in a glass and muddle (or use a wooden spoon to smash the orange).
  — Outside Online, 3 Nov. 2020
• But with the rise of fast-moving trains, the muddle of differing times became a nuisance.
  — Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2020
• Son found that the muddle onstage in the old hall also forced the orchestra as a whole to rely more on the conductor.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
• But then the muddle of the impeachment process began to work in Johnson’s favor.
  — Allen C. Guelzo, WSJ, 25 May 2018
• Sunday's outcome leaves the naming process in something of a muddle.
  — Bill Turque, kansascity, 20 May 2018
• In 2017, Le Pen got herself into a muddle over a half-baked proposal to dump the euro.
  — Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
• The debate over buy-backs is bedevilled by six muddles.
  — The Economist, 31 May 2018
• Experts said those entering adulthood need clear guidance for how to make it out of the muddle.
  — Dani Blum, New York Times, 29 July 2022
• Combine wood sorrel leaves and stems with lime juice in a cocktail shaker; muddle.
  — Kate Richards, Country Living, 15 Mar. 2019
• Someone in close contact may need your guidance when there is a muddle of their own making.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2021
• As an illustration of the muddle the Windsors now find themselves in, the concert was second to none.
  — Mike McCahill, Variety, 8 May 2023
• Faced with the realities of climate change, some people switch abruptly from complacency to doomerism—perhaps because certainty of any kind feels safer than the muddle of a looming crisis.
  — Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024