ambiguous
Example Sentences
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Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” leaves Heathcliff’s racial identity ambiguous, with characters referring to him as a “gipsy brat,” “lascar” and “Spanish castaway” at different points throughout the novel.
From Los Angeles Times
The law on access to businesses and restaurants for disabled people with assistance dogs is ambiguous.
From BBC
In these investigations, the commission acts as both prosecutor and judge—accusing companies of noncompliance under a broad, ambiguous law, then deciding if companies’ answers are enough to disprove the allegations.
When Harris was ambiguous, it was not read as interesting.
From Salon
People with higher levels of alexithymia showed less clearly defined facial expressions for anger and happiness, which made those emotions appear more ambiguous.
From Science Daily
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