How to Use complex in a Sentence

complex

1 of 2 noun
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  • She has a complex about her appearance.
  • Such is life next to the largest port complex in the country.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
  • He was shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
    — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 31 May 2018
  • And that those children lived in the same apartment complex.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The boys became trapped in the cave after heavy rains flooded the complex.
    — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, 12 July 2018
  • Picklers can read how to book a court at the complex on their website.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The Houstons’ complex should be open by the end of June.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Jones said residents of the complex are safe and there is no threat at this time.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The Map Room is arguably the most iconic room in the complex.
    — Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The radar even revealed a complex of water pipes beneath the city.
    — Fox News, 10 June 2020
  • Wright said crews found occupants on the second floor of the complex.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2023
  • Kurt had argued with the staff at the rental office in his apartment complex.
    — Damon Tweedy, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2017
  • But the broader narrative of her over the past few years has not been all that complex.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The complex also includes a sports court and swimming pool.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The teen who would would walk the pavement of the apartment complex with weights strapped to his legs and football dreams was dead.
    — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2018
  • At the complex, the report said, officers came to a trash bin.
    — Eliot Kleinberg, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2020
  • There are two batting cages at the academy, one on each side of the complex.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
  • The complex is coupled with a practice field that mimics the playing field.
    — Hendrix Magley, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2021
  • They were found by an employee at the apartment complex who was sent to check on them.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2020
  • You were all quarantined at the hotel complex to film the season.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2021
  • An unknown package had been left outside the front door of the apartment complex.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 2 June 2021
  • The weapon that was used against the officers was found at the apartment complex, police said.
    — Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022
  • At the time, the sisters both lived in a Lakeland apartment complex.
    — CBS News, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The woman then took the girls to a friend's apartment at another complex.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Much of the money used to construct that complex came from taxpayers.
    — Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023
  • The Ledge runs away from an apartment complex and winds briefly into a small park.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Michelle’s car was also still in the parking lot of their apartment complex.
    — Kyani Reid, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Another idea to clear the homes and build an apartment complex also was nixed.
    — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Marchelle Roberts, who lived in the complex, ran outside.
    — Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • So had the two other women from her complex who’d been attacked.
    — Isabel Seliger, ProPublica, 24 May 2021
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complex

2 of 2 adjective
  • The house's wiring is complex.
  • The situation is more complex than you realize.
  • Tides are a little more complex than just the rise and fall of the ocean.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The skin is the largest organ in our body, and also the most complex.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • All of this made a complex task even harder, and the stakes were high.
    — Ken Babcock, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The mood the production design evokes is complex in the best way.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The financing that makes up the wealth behind the crown is complex.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The flavors are as complex as this dish is simple to make.
    — Diana Yen, Bon Appétit, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The shrimp spend most of their lives in complex burrows that require just the right mix of sand and mud.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Your shoulders are one of the most complex joints in your entire body.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 June 2023
  • The picture grows more complex in the city’s urban core.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • That’s part of why the decision to get one can be so complex.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The process of taking a species off the list, called delisting, is complex.
    — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The reasons for the split, experts said, are complex, and many.
    — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2021
  • The Parkland case is more complex than the others and will take longer at each stage.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2022
  • The fallout of this rapid succession of events was complex.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 25 May 2018
  • The maturation process of this whisky is a bit complex.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2023
  • And, complex carbs are great and should be the centerpiece of your diet.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2017
  • There are a lot of complex questions without a lot of easy answers.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 25 Feb. 2019
  • Being a Black woman and the first to do something is complex.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2021
  • The complex planted ginkgo trees all along the block’s sidewalk.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The bad news is that these are among the most complex issues in modern society.
    — Matt Goulding, The Atlantic, 19 June 2020
  • But building such a case is complex, and winning one is rare.
    — Brian Till, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The technique is not overly complex and has been done in the past with other vaccines.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • This wine tasting is to explore pinot noir, a wine that can be light and fruity or bold and complex.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2022
  • People don’t want to change because our lives our busy and complex.
    — Amy Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
  • Aim to eat complex, whole grains instead of refined grains.
    — Devon Baer, baltimoresun.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • But the problem is far too complex and deep-seated for the government to solve.
    — David French, National Review, 6 June 2019
  • The race to build a robot that can do a range of everyday tasks, and learn on the job, is much more complex.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Mirin produced this way has a complex and rich flavor with loads of umami.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 25 Oct. 2019

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