Get to know Murky better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cloudy or muddy.
Murky in a sentence
Murky meaning
- Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
- Dark, dim, gloomy.
- Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
Using Murky
- The main meaning on this page is: Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. | Dark, dim, gloomy. | Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
- Useful related words include: mirky, cloudy, muddy, turbid.
- In the example corpus, murky often appears in combinations such as: the murky, murky waters, is murky.
Context around Murky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Murky
- In this selection, "murky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bit, little, increasingly, waters, stuff and start stand out and add context to how "murky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit murky as he and a little murky. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "murky" sits close to words such as accountants, admirable and assembling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with murky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Beyond that things get a little murky. (7 words)
But details on the operation are murky. (7 words)
A rather murky start, with low cloud and mist. (9 words)
A big system that's built on lies and backhanders and payoffs and hush money and political pressure and all that kind of murky stuff that's the glue to that sort of political world. (35 words)
Its benefits are murky at best if some purchasers would've otherwise bought a more modest-sized vehicle,” said transportation researcher David Zipper, a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center. (34 words)
Just as the modernist ambition of the Hilton hid less salubrious activity, so is Nairobi's glossy vertical transformation awash with rumours of property speculation, cut-throat deals and a murky real estate sector. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Abbie’s on hand to help the ladies of FBoy Island navigate the murky waters of the dating world.
A big system that's built on lies and backhanders and payoffs and hush money and political pressure and all that kind of murky stuff that's the glue to that sort of political world.
Additionally, Sam Darnold makes things a bit murky, as he could be a backup or starter depending on how the current injuries play out.
A rather murky start, with low cloud and mist.
A situation where the information was already murky got worse as a result.
Beyond that things get a little murky.
But before he can finish reciting his creed or find redemption, Din plummets into the murky depths of the waters, prompting Bo-Katan to rescue him once again.
But details on the operation are murky.
He also expressed concern that several food establishments and food vendors operate in the vicinity with the murky water settling nearby.
In southern Gaza, the IDF’s instructions to civilians on where to move to safety have either been murky, insufficient, or at worst wrong.
Instead of being murky and mixed, they support each other and show clear effects of social media.
Interest in the scheme has been murky however, leaving authorities pondering why.
Investigators estimate anywhere between 3,000 to 6,000 kids have been taken to Belarus, where it becomes increasingly murky to track their movements.
Its benefits are murky at best if some purchasers would've otherwise bought a more modest-sized vehicle,” said transportation researcher David Zipper, a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center.
It was a murky splash of greenish water overlooked by a lot of flats.
Just as the modernist ambition of the Hilton hid less salubrious activity, so is Nairobi's glossy vertical transformation awash with rumours of property speculation, cut-throat deals and a murky real estate sector.
Living in mangrove swamps, the animal uses its vision to steer through murky waters and swerve around underwater tree roots to snare prey.
Looking to the future, Iran should be a central focus for American policymakers approaching the often-murky relationship between the United States and the Middle East, according to Burns.
More than seven months later, Peres Magalhaes has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in Ryan's death, but the facts around what happened remain very murky.
My conclusion is that in this murky democracy, there are more clouds than credibility.
Common combinations with murky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the murky 39×
- murky waters 14×
- is murky 13×
- murky and 11×
- remain murky 9×
- murky as 8×
- are murky 8×
- and murky 8×
- in murky 8×
- of murky 7×