CONFUSION in a Sentence

Learn CONFUSION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

253 example sentences for CONFUSION, such as:

1. There was confusion in the ranks.
2. But her eyes fell in sudden confusion.
3. He was beginning to get rather confused.
4. Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.
5. Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONFUSION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
confusion
 n.  mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She knew no such troublesome thoughts ever disturbed the brains under the four flaming thatches in the carriage and, as always when she felt herself different from her neighbors, an irritated confusion fell upon her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
2  There was confusion in the ranks.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
3  But her eyes fell in sudden confusion.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
4  All the fiends of hell seemed screaming in her ears and her brain swirled with confusion and panic so overpowering she clung to the window sill for support.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
5  But she knew, too, looking with confusion at the friendly faces about her, that if she withheld the news of Ellen's death, the Fontaines would never forgive her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
6  Before his direct gaze her eyes fell again in real confusion.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
7  "Well, I--" and she managed a pretty confusion and a blush.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
8  Scarlett looked into his smooth unreadable face in confusion and indignation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  If she had any sense-- She stopped in some confusion.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
10  He looked so capable and calm and even the slight twist of his mouth was comforting as though it proved her agony and confusion unwarranted.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
11  But somehow she could not meet his gaze and she dropped her eyes in a rush of tingling confusion.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
12  There was a loud murmur of voices, confusion as the ladies got to their feet.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
13  Amid the tears and confusion and kissing and scurrying for smelling salts and brandy, there was only one calm face, one dry pair of eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
14  She looked up at him, imploringly, and suddenly her embarrassment and confusion faded.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
15  He turned and even in her confusion she was surprised that there was no mockery in his face.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
16  Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.
17  As the story unfolded throughout the past week, I experienced the gamut of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, disgust, confusion.
18  My uncle got into the back of the car, scratching his head in confusion, having missed the episode completely.
19  They crowded together and didn't care to sob or stumble: the confusion was inextricable.
20  The next thing was to eat the comfits: this caused some noise and confusion.
21  This did not seem to encourage the witness at all: he kept shifting from one foot to the other, looking uneasily at the Queen, and in his confusion he bit a large piece out of his teacup.
22  He was beginning to get rather confused.
23  True friends could get you through the hard times, the sad times, and the confused times.
24  We will easily get happiness only if we have a confused life.
25  Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused.
26  Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.
27  He was depressed and in a confused state of mind.
28  The monograph is conceptually confused, unclear in its structure and weak in its methodology.
29  Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
30  And the sneeze of the baby, the shriek of the Gryphon, and all the other queer noises, would change to the confused clamour of the busy farm yard.