How to Use confused in a Sentence

confused

adjective

• We're confused about what to do next.
• I've never been so confused.
• He gave a confused speech denying the accusations.
• Vaid was so confused that the man had to repeat his claim.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 24 May 2022
• Many people are confused about the two and for good reason.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
• Many seemed confused about the writers' choice to have this be the last shot of the entire show.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
• So, very confused for Mike, but very impressed by Omar.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 May 2022
• Suzanne Myers was sick, concerned and a little confused.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 May 2022
• Neither is easily confused with being caught in a snowstorm or awakened by a loud bang in the night.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 15 May 2022
• The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
• Where and when people feel confused, despised, and powerless, the same kinds of stories will creep back into the public square.
  — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 May 2022
• Once everyone’s been treated, Doc curtly takes his leave, leaving Mel confused.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
• Combine this with the re-enactments that inform so many bona-fide documentaries, and even newscasts, and a viewer might get confused.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 17 May 2022
• Because of its symptoms, monkeypox can sometimes get confused with chickenpox, syphilis or herpes.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 18 May 2022
• Aram is confused because the security system is military grade.
  — Laura Sirikul, EW.com, 7 May 2022
• Back then, Americans were confused and/or skeptical of the official versions of events.
  — Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
• People might tend to get confused, or maybe overthink the right order in which to watch these movies; when the chronological order is all jumbled, that's pretty natural.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 4 May 2022
• Participants in the meeting said Lacy slurred his words, seemed confused and made an off-color remark about Viagra to a female staffer.
  — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2022
• As confused as Andy sawing a rope with the wrong end of the saw.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
• These echoes drifted back to the rear in confused waves.
  — Rory Feehan, SPIN, 9 Nov. 2023
• The doctor reeled off the names of the drugs with a confused look in front of his wife who was next to him.
  — Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
• But mixed feelings leave you confused about the right thing to do.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2023
• The idea of what a star is, to me, is profoundly confused.
  — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2022
• My high school pals were not at all confused on that point.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 July 2023
• But, in the chaos, many refugees were confused about where to go to find aid or shelter.
  — Jenna Krajeski, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2023
• The Sniper had tears in his eyes; the Machine Gunner just looked confused.
  — Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
• But to name a few: People who cut lines and then act confused.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
• But fans might be a little confused by his choice of words.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 8 June 2023
• But when that stereotype gets confused for the truth, Latino art is hurt the most.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
• The penalty went on Shaw, who again appeared confused by the call.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Jan 2025