How to Use mixed messages/signals in a Sentence

mixed messages/signals

plural noun
  • Take it away, and you’re left with a bunch of mixed signals and waste.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • One place with few mixed signals is AI, where things are still gung-ho.
    Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Christopher and Luz Estrada were sick of the mixed messages.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • At the sector level, there is no clear trend, just mixed signals.
    David Trainer, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • And the Arab world is getting – the rest of the world, actually, is getting mixed messages.
    CBS News, 5 May 2024
  • One by one, each of the nine board members delivered mixed messages.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Milei will need the support of the Unión Cívica Radical, which has sent mixed signals.
    Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • After months of mixed signals about his position, Trump said the issue should be left to states.
    Philip Bump, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
  • South Bay leaders have good reason to be concerned, starting with Wiener’s mixed messages about the purpose of the tax.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
  • Yet there were some mixed messages in the jobs figures, which also showed that the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from a five-decade low of 3.4% in April.
    Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
  • Publicly, the Colts have sent mixed messages on their intentions.
    The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The latest inflation data comes after a raft of mixed signals this week on the state of the U.S. economy.
    Sarah Min,samantha Subin,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 26 July 2024
  • Despite these mixed signals, the team can afford Michael Lorenzen.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In a world of mixed messages, the Italian brand Max Mara is uniquely synonymous with power.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Caregivers too often send mixed messages around screen time use, given their own bad habits.
    Maida Lynn Chen, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The mixed signals left experts with varying opinions about the takeaway from the latest FOMC meeting.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 July 2023
  • The slaying of the four students drew online sleuths after police put out mixed messages in the case and no suspect was declared for weeks.
    Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • To be sure, data in recent weeks have offered mixed signals on the economy.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 May 2024
  • But the economy is not out of the woods, with the survey from the Conference Board on Tuesday offering mixed signals.
    Reuters, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • All in all, though, the economy is offering mixed signals.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 May 2024
  • Bad blood, mixed messages and sensitivity tends to go by the wayside when the final numbers are agreed on.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • But Osborn says that the designation has also led to mixed messages.
    Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • Add this all up, and the fintech sector ultimately looks just as entangled in mixed signals as the wider world of VCs and startups.
    Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
  • At the same time, Chinese officials are sending mixed messages.
    Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • Mixed signals will leave Powell in wait-and-see mode The unemployment rate is the perfect example of the mixed signals in May’s jobs report.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • The report offered mixed signals for the Fed ahead of its policymaking meeting next week.
    Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But as time drags on there's growing uncertainty and mixed messages are mounting.
    Time, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Distance yourself from drama and chaos or those trying to confuse you by sending mixed messages.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
  • Reliable sources tell Deadline the outreach is real but there are mixed signals as to whether the stars are willing to participate.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Taylor Swift's latest outfit is sending Swifties mixed messages.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2024

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