How to Use blur in a Sentence

blur

1 of 2 noun
  • That whole time is such a blur.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The first three months were a blur.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
  • The rest of her shift was a blur.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • The weeks had passed in a sad, snowy blur.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • So the rest of the night was just a blur.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The words are a blur to him now, Roberts said.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Looking back, that first year feels like a blur.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The blur remains, yet the feel around it has evolved.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This time, the rising sun lit up a pink blur on the white sand.
    — Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The next few months were a blur of ups and downs, wins and losses.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
  • A lot of last year was a blur to Campbell.
    — Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • A lot of last year was a blur to Campbell.
    — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Gen Con 2025 went by in a blur.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • For most, the sense of time over the next many hours and days becomes a blur.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Hockey season feels like both a marathon and a blur.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The last five years have been an absolute blur.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Young and old, swirling together in the blur of it all.
    — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Even to this day, everything still feels like a blur.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The hours that followed the call were a teary blur, Mike said.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • A lot of what happened that day remains hazy, kind of a blur.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Megan said the weeks and months after Kennedy’s death were a blur.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Sorry about the blur, those puppies don’t stay still long enough.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Kristi said the rest of the night was a bit of a blur, as the group had been drinking.
    — Sarah Portney, NBC News, 31 May 2023
  • The threads of lace — red and white — in the foreground are painted in a blur.
    — Nick Glass, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Old software leaves ugly blur marks.
    — New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
  • The 5-mph increase on his four-seam fastball came in a blur.
    — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Lavrov was still stuck — and the months after his friends got out were a blur of misery.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The rest of that day is a blur as my psyche was so traumatized.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Most of the first several months were a blur, Dunn said.
    — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • The next two years were a blur of suitcases, tryouts and new cities.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2022

blur

2 of 2 verb
  • The tears in my eyes blurred the words on the page.
  • The two events have blurred together in my mind.
  • His novel is based on historical occurrences but it blurs the line between fact and fiction.
  • Many of the videos are blurred.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Lyrics blurred first; rhythm was the last thing to go.
    — Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The days, weeks, months, and years had blurred for him, too.
    — Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
  • From time to time, her vision would blur.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • These blurred the lines between posts and ads.
    — ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Brown had blurred her daughter's face.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • Even with the right intent, the line can blur over time.
    — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The pieces on the board seemed to dance and blur before his eyes.
    — Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Any more than that and the city starts to blur for the wrong reasons.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Still, Bores told me that lines were starting to blur.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Pick for power and the will nuances blur.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Bystander faces were blurred by order of the court.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The new position blurs that line even more.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The glowy formula blurs pores and plumps the skin.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But convenience can blur the true cost.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • That wasn’t the only time the lines blurred between film and fact.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Videos are blurred and don't show the man's condition.
    — Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The baby's face was blurred, but it could be heard crying.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Brown blurred her daughter’s face in the photo.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Their faces were blurred as they had not been charged in this incident.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Ads popping up in these chats could blur the line between help and sales.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Use it to smooth out wrinkles, blur fine lines, and help heal scarring.
    — Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 1 May 2023
  • At 186 miles per hour, the landscape starts to blur.
    — Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Their faces have been blurred and their names have been withheld for their safety.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026
  • Their faces have been blurred and their names have been withheld for their safety.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But what exactly are blurred nails?
    — Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026

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