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
• Christopher and Luz Estrada were sick of the mixed messages.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Though Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show received rave reviews, the set was met with some mixed messages.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2023
• After all, the Armored Core games are very clearly about mecha, so downplaying that just sends mixed messages that will confuse people.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• During a conversation in the stairwell, Jules continued to send mixed signals to Blue.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
• Israel seemed to be sending mixed messages about its intentions.
  — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• All told, the sale is a happy ending for the village, after several years of confusion and mixed signals from Foxconn.
  — Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 22 Dec. 2023
• Grocers have been dealing with a constant stream of mixed messages over the past few years as the industry tries to keep pace with ever-changing customer preferences.
  — Jack Jacoby, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2024