How to Use blurred in a Sentence

blurred

adjective
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  • Next to him is a woman whose blurred face is framed by sandy blonde hair.
    — Longreads, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The line between country singers and their fans is very blurred, and very thin.
    — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2017
  • There are times when the distinction between wine grapes and kitchen grapes is pleasantly blurred and a recipe calls for the use of both.
    — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Those lines seemed blurred: Carrey was spending the entire film shoot in character.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2017
  • Common side effects include bleeding, blurred vision, and swelling.
    — Nicole Delarato, Md, Philly.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Surgery eventually left him with problems on his left side, including blurred vision in his left eye.
    — John Altavilla, courant.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Havenga wrote, referring to the chronic eye disease that causes blurred vision or blind spots.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The important element is that there isn’t a blurred line between the romance and the business storyline.
    — Natalina Lopez, Town & Country, 21 Dec. 2017
  • By slacking on social media upkeep — a consequence of switching phones — the edges of my life seem blurred to friends and acquaintances.
    — Nicole Dieker, Longreads, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Consent, concession, the blurred lines between the two: The work of fiction, and the analysis of it, are each in their own ways deeply true.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The new settings include: Natural Light: Your subject’s face in sharp focus against a blurred background.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The photographs capture reality but, by repetition, distort the image until what’s left is a blurred and layered palimpsest of form and tone.
    — OregonLive.com, 3 Jan. 2018
  • The Weinstein storm has ripped through a succession of institutions that combine male power with blurred lines between professional and social life.
    — The Economist, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Symptoms of dry eyes can be bothersome and may include a stinging, itchy or burning sensation in your eye; sensitivity to light; blurred vision; mucus in or around your eye; and excessive tearing.
    — Mayo Clinic News Network, The Seattle Times, 10 Dec. 2017
  • With Lizzie, that was me — those lines were very blurred.
    — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The drugs made me nauseous, pain meds blurred the world, and the ice wrap was just freaking cold.
    — Nancy Richardson Fischer, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Dec. 2018
  • The blurred headshot of a man flashed on the projection wall.
    — Wired, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The clip shows a blurred photo of the artist wearing a white tee and blue baseball cap and part of the audio.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The video began with blurred street lights beneath an evening sky.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • But there is a blurred line between Al Qaeda and the Taliban now.
    — Fox News, 3 Oct. 2019
  • In short, the line between good and great is extremely blurred.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 24 June 2020
  • This can cause headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, and even neck and shoulder pain.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Robert had been on the IL retroactive to July 19 with blurred vision.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • As such, symptoms can range from blurred vision to spasms.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Hype House just moved, the Sway House is losing members, and the lines between the two continue to get more and more blurred.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 9 June 2020
  • The latter provides the chorus, as Buddy raps about the blurred lines of romance.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2022
  • When beautifully done, this string of quick, tiny, blurred steps is so smooth, the dancer seems to float atop her legs.
    — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Well, there’s a blurred line as to whether these are dreams or premonitions.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Every year that goes by, the definitions of what is a particular genre get more blurred.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 July 2024

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