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.
  • For a tired body and a confused mind.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The easy thing is to stay confused.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Raven may be lost and confused.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Or just look confused when asked.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • We’d then be all confused again.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Still confused about what some of them meant in the first place?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Also that time was kind of a confused time.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One of the artists looked at me a little confused.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The dog came to the rescue, scared and confused.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • While my mind had got the memo, my body was clearly confused.
    — Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Not confused or trying to look edgy.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Not confused or trying to look edgy.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Jan. 2026
  • But a lot of them were still confused about the main idea of a paragraph.
    — NBC news, 6 July 2025
  • Eddy, dear boy, is shocked and confused.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Still confused on how to order?
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The crowd seemed confused by a team that didn’t look ready from the outset.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
  • The public grew weary and confused.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Enjoy all the confused looks on your way to the party.
    — Samantha Allen, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
  • Before long, a confused Sage ran away from home.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • As confused as Andy sawing a rope with the wrong end of the saw.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The weight of this world consumes my heart and my spirit is confused.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
  • That might have gotten confused.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And why does the very concept of crypto leave me so confused?
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
  • And the public is left confused and ever less healthy.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Still confused on a lot of things though and processing through them.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The man, whose name was Mike, looked startled and confused.
    — Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025

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