ambivalence
Example Sentences
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The ambivalence among advisers’ views may help explain why they do not appear to have much impact on their clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Yet Mr. Talty does not ignore his heroes’ ambivalence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
He described it as a symbol of "the messy ambivalence of my Jewish-Zionist identity".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
When asked if he sees himself as Ruben, Gadd contemplates the question, debating whether it’s his “jetlagged brain” or ambivalence about finding some of Ruben within him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
That ambivalence turned to remorse soon after he shot the moose.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing ambivalence
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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