Explore Mired through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like involved or encumbered. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mired meaning
simple past and past participle of mire
Synonyms of Mired
Using Mired
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of mire
- Useful related words include: involved, encumbered.
- In the example corpus, mired often appears in combinations such as: mired in, been mired, is mired.
Context around Mired
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mired
- In this selection, "mired" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, measure, now, crisis, down, coalition and ever stand out and add context to how "mired" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aid measure mired in bitter and and already mired in debt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mired" sits close to words such as artistes, basel and casually, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mired
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But ChatGPT has been mired in controversy. (7 words)
Instead, it remains mired in closed-door bargaining sessions with the police union. (13 words)
Marchand had been mired in one of the worst scoring slumps of his career. (14 words)
Louisiana is one of several Southern states led by Republicans that have been mired in legal battles as they face accusations of racial discrimination in their congressional maps. (28 words)
Australia’s refugee policy of off-shore processing was cold, calculated cruelty, now mired in corruption (″Refugees in PNG face eviction as dollars dry up″, 1/10). (27 words)
Human Rights Watch said Libya’s detention facilities were mired in abuses – including torture and intimidation – to extract confessions during Mas’ud’s years in Libyan prisons. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
After all, the fashion industry is mired in sexual abuse and gender-based violence scandals.
And that aid measure, mired in bitter clashes between the White House and far-right Republicans, can’t make it through Congress as it is.
Australia’s refugee policy of off-shore processing was cold, calculated cruelty, now mired in corruption (″Refugees in PNG face eviction as dollars dry up″, 1/10).
Britain is mired in industrial action with workers ranging from train drivers to nurses and border control officials protesting against below-inflation pay offers.
But ChatGPT has been mired in controversy.
But Mendy was already well aware of the history of the club, which has been mired in obscurity for far too long.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday firmly rejected any cuts on social benefits as his crisis-mired coalition struggled to agree on a budget for 2024.
Human Rights Watch said Libya’s detention facilities were mired in abuses – including torture and intimidation – to extract confessions during Mas’ud’s years in Libyan prisons.
In recent years, however, the popular show has been mired in various controversies, namely that of Kevin Costner's infamous exit.
Instead, it remains mired in closed-door bargaining sessions with the police union.
Instead of getting mired down in a complex story, 's simpler narrative lets the show focus on its delightful cast of characters instead.
It also means that students already accepted into these programs by WVU — and already mired in debt — are left floundering.
Its dilapidated and vulnerable condition is glaringly evident, as once proud and capable units are mired down in the chaos and discord of the counterculture.
It’s one of the key reasons that the IMF predicts the global economy will stay mired in low-growth mode for years.
Louisiana is one of several Southern states led by Republicans that have been mired in legal battles as they face accusations of racial discrimination in their congressional maps.
Manufacturing has been mired in a recession and fell from 43.5 to 41.0 points.
Marchand had been mired in one of the worst scoring slumps of his career.
Matt Riddle knows something about working with both WWE and UFC, and the troubled Raw star once again finds himself mired in controversy.
Midway through that memorable season, the were beat-up, mired in last place in the NL East.
Mired ever more deeply in the Vietnam War, Defense had no appetite for getting involved in another major conflict.
Common combinations with mired
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mired in 181×
- been mired 38×
- is mired 23×
- was mired 20×
- were mired 8×
- still mired 7×
- now mired 6×
- remains mired 5×
- are mired 5×
- getting mired 4×