ambiguity

Example Sentences

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He is not easily categorized as a political actor, and that ambiguity is precisely what makes him so difficult to pin down — and so easy to amplify.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The new policy erases all ambiguity around the question of whether bot-made text can exist on Wikipedia’s public pages to begin with.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

This ambiguity is, at least partly, by design.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Israel has maintained a policy of ambiguity about its nuclear programme, and the plant officially focuses on research.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

I had decided to ask a yes-or-no question, which might at least make plain the extent and kind of obscurity or ambiguity in the answer.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin