indeterminate

Example Sentences

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This unstable, indeterminate flickering sensation is what Mr. Lerner wants to evoke as he maneuvers his stories between the polarities of the real and the imaginary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

It took Viola’s atmospheric soundscape of indeterminate voices and noises to make them miraculous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

Under an IPP, sentences are indeterminate rather than fixed-term - with a minimum period served in custody before the prisoner is considered for release.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Her eyes are light, and her hair is an indeterminate color that cannot seem to decide if it is blond or brown.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern