How to Use complex in a Sentence

complex

1 of 2 noun

• She has a complex about her appearance.
• The Houstons’ complex should be open by the end of June.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• Such is life next to the largest port complex in the country.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
• The Map Room is arguably the most iconic room in the complex.
  — Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017
• And 15 families still lived in the complex as of last week.
  — Tess Vrbin, courant.com, 3 Aug. 2019
• Marchelle Roberts, who lived in the complex, ran outside.
  — Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 11 Dec. 2022
• The grant is being used to build a housing complex of 3,000 units.
  — Fares Akram, The Seattle Times, 8 June 2017
• Spooned out of a black Staub cocotte, the meatballs are a bit sweet, a bit salty, the sauce complex.
  — TheWeek, 2 Feb. 2020
• The boys became trapped in the cave after heavy rains flooded the complex.
  — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, 12 July 2018
• And that those children lived in the same apartment complex.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021
• He was shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 31 May 2018
• Picklers can read how to book a court at the complex on their website.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2023
• The builder later got a permit to put up the four-story complex, with 14 units and a garage.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
• At the complex, the report said, officers came to a trash bin.
  — Eliot Kleinberg, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2020
• Jones said residents of the complex are safe and there is no threat at this time.
  — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 6 Aug. 2019
• At the time, the sisters both lived in a Lakeland apartment complex.
  — CBS News, 3 Dec. 2022
• The teen who would would walk the pavement of the apartment complex with weights strapped to his legs and football dreams was dead.
  — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2018
• The radar even revealed a complex of water pipes beneath the city.
  — Fox News, 10 June 2020
• There are two batting cages at the academy, one on each side of the complex.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
• Wright said crews found occupants on the second floor of the complex.
  — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
• But the broader narrative of her over the past few years has not been all that complex.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
• My mother, who is 78, lives in the same apartment complex.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
• Kurt had argued with the staff at the rental office in his apartment complex.
  — Damon Tweedy, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2017
• Jung’s silver truck was hit only a few blocks from the Rangers’ complex.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
• The Ledge runs away from an apartment complex and winds briefly into a small park.
  — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2021
• The weapon that was used against the officers was found at the apartment complex, police said.
  — Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022
• Muse is the third Press Coffee store at an apartment complex.
  — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 7 Apr. 2018
• The complex also includes a sports court and swimming pool.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 27 Feb. 2021
• The complex is the centerpiece of Detroit’s skyline and often appears on sports television broadcasts.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
• Some residents favored adding apartment homes to the community, while others viewed the possible complex as a burden and safety concern.
  — Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024

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complex

2 of 2 adjective

• The house's wiring is complex.
• The situation is more complex than you realize.
• Tides are a little more complex than just the rise and fall of the ocean.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
• The skin is the largest organ in our body, and also the most complex.
  — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
• All of this made a complex task even harder, and the stakes were high.
  — Ken Babcock, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• The reasons for the split, experts said, are complex, and many.
  — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2021
• The process of taking a species off the list, called delisting, is complex.
  — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
• The shrimp spend most of their lives in complex burrows that require just the right mix of sand and mud.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017
• The picture grows more complex in the city’s urban core.
  — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 5 Oct. 2020
• The mood the production design evokes is complex in the best way.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
• The financing that makes up the wealth behind the crown is complex.
  — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
• The Parkland case is more complex than the others and will take longer at each stage.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2022
• That’s part of why the decision to get one can be so complex.
  — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Feb. 2018
• Your shoulders are one of the most complex joints in your entire body.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 June 2023
• The flavors are as complex as this dish is simple to make.
  — Diana Yen, Bon Appétit, 12 Sep. 2021
• The race to build a robot that can do a range of everyday tasks, and learn on the job, is much more complex.
  — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
• Being a Black woman and the first to do something is complex.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2021
• And, complex carbs are great and should be the centerpiece of your diet.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2017
• This wine tasting is to explore pinot noir, a wine that can be light and fruity or bold and complex.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2022
• So if the problems are complex, so, too, are the solutions.
  — John Gallagher, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• The complex planted ginkgo trees all along the block’s sidewalk.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
• But building such a case is complex, and winning one is rare.
  — Brian Till, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
• The result: a fruitier, sweeter, but more acidic and thus complex cup.
  — Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY, 26 June 2018
• The fallout of this rapid succession of events was complex.
  — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 25 May 2018
• There are a lot of complex questions without a lot of easy answers.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 25 Feb. 2019
• People don’t want to change because our lives our busy and complex.
  — Amy Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
• The maturation process of this whisky is a bit complex.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2023
• But the problem is far too complex and deep-seated for the government to solve.
  — David French, National Review, 6 June 2019
• Since its publication, his complex and challenging work has deeply affected many readers.
  — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
• Radical Ensamble is a vocal group with members of both sides of the Tijuana–San Diego border, dedicated to the research and performance of pieces that reflect the complex and diverse nature of this region’s identity.
  — Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024