ambivalent
Example Sentences
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As a child of divorce, were you ambivalent about marriage?
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Others are ambivalent, recognizing the benefits of change but fearing they might be giving up more than they realize.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
US President Donald Trump's position however appears more ambivalent.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Yet, even at the height of fame, he chooses to remain on the margins of celebrity culture, visibly ambivalent about his own success.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
With an ambivalent shrug that makes me want to vomit, Mom turns back to us.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing ambivalent
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