How to Use blurred in a Sentence

blurred

adjective
  • Those lines have been more than blurred.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
  • Next to him is a woman whose blurred face is framed by sandy blonde hair.
    — Longreads, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The blurred Zoom background hides more than messy rooms.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The line between spam and scam calls is often thin and blurred.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The video began with blurred street lights beneath an evening sky.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The line between what is legal and what isn’t is still very blurred.
    — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 May 2025
  • The problem is that line can get so blurred that letting go is hard to do.
    — Simin Cai, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The line between country singers and their fans is very blurred, and very thin.
    — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2017
  • This can cause headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and even neck and shoulder pain.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 2 Mar. 2022
  • What does that say about the blurred lines between film and TV?
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The blurred headshot of a man flashed on the projection wall.
    — Wired, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025
  • In short, the line between good and great is extremely blurred.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 24 June 2020
  • And no other species symbolizes this blurred line more than salmon.
    — Amy Gulick, The New Republic, 5 Nov. 2020
  • His eyes are bleary; a blurred clock raises its hands toward midnight.
    — Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The character who bears my name has become blurred.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This shape changes how light rays enter the eye, leading to blurred vision.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 May 2025
  • Well, there’s a blurred line as to whether these are dreams or premonitions.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • My current lipstick look as of late has been that hazy dreamy, blurred-edge effect.
    — Sable Yong, Allure, 18 May 2018
  • The flesh on her back was still blistered with a blurred branding and her long blonde hair had been cut short.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
  • Precision doesn’t count for much here; blurred lines and shine fare better in the sun.
    — Alyson Zetta Williams, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Smith said people should also look out for blurred vision, slurred speech and leg swelling.
    — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Use portrait mode to create a nice, blurred background.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Burnout, screen fatigue, and blurred hours can drain that budget fast if no guardrails exist.
    — Jason Phillips, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Leaning into the ones where the lines are a bit blurred, and light and dark exist at the same time.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • For the latter, the background is a blurred image of the photo.
    — Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 June 2025
  • When the lines between home and work are so blurred, accidents will happen.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Leading into empty room, bed on left, blurred photos on the wall but no sign of blood.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In one shot, Venus is reborn, dark and pregnant against a background of blurred blue.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The lines between day and night, work and play, downtime and get-up-and-go time are more blurred than ever.
    — Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2020

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