conflicted
Example Sentences
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San Francisco Bay Area residents, living in the beating heart of the artificial intelligence boom, are just as conflicted about the technology as the rest of the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Saint won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her movie debut in director Elia Kazan's 1954 crime thriller On the Waterfront, playing Edie Doyle, the love interest of Marlon Brando's conflicted ex-boxing docker.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The author himself was conflicted about her, writing Cathy as a dangerous beauty incapable of empathy in his book, yet expressing how dear she was to him in letters to his editor, Pascal Covici.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Activity that conflicted between the two brain regions quickly disappeared, while activity shared by both areas lasted longer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cynthia has conflicted feelings about her mother—she understands that Joey was forced down an unexpected path because of her illness, but she also feels abandoned, and sorrowful that they lived separate lives.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
