How to Use confusion in a Sentence

confusion

noun
  • There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.
  • There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.
  • There was total confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.
  • He stared in confusion and disbelief.
  • The halls are alive with the sound of confusion.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The amount of confusion that would come about is quite vast.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • There's a lot of confusion about this right now.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • So where did the confusion come from?
    — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Your chaos shows up as team confusion.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • From the get-go, there was lots of confusion, right?
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026
  • Keep your tone calm, but don’t leave room for confusion.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Does this sound like confusion gone mad?
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Where does confusion like this come from?
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 May 2026
  • In the past, there’s been a bit of confusion about just who owns what.
    — PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • So much more doubt and confusion.
    — Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But this caused even more confusion.
    — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Once again, though, there was confusion.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This confusion may be just the way Trump likes it.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
  • So there's always a lot of confusion at that time.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There is a lot of confusion out there today!
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
  • It is meant to sow fear, confusion, and doubt among voters.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • There’s even some confusion over how to pronounce his last name.
    — Andrew Perez, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The four end in a field of unified confusion.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That helps to avoid confusion from phones jostling around in bags and pockets.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Let there be no confusion about what happened here.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • And confusion reigns over how much longer the reprieve will last.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That means naming the fear, the confusion and even the shame that might arise.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Be blunt about your needs to avoid future confusion.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But those changes come with confusion, even for the well-meaning.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The ruling has left confusion in its wake.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

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