ambivalence

Example Sentences

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Tucker described his enthusiasm, followed by ambivalence, while watching a video of Trump supporters beating a member of the left-wing group Antifa.

From Los Angeles Times

“So as far as the coronation goes, there’s a feeling of, well, ambivalence — and that at best.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pro-independence sentiment has long simmered there alongside ambivalence about the royal family: affection in some quarters, frustration in others and, maybe most troubling for the monarchy, a growing indifference.

From New York Times

But the event is viewed with a large dose of ambivalence by some in the U.K., not least those with African-Caribbean backgrounds and other minorities for whom the British Empire’s past wrongs still loom large.

From Seattle Times

This is all the more frustrating because ambivalence is baked into the title song, which alludes to the city’s mercurial temperament.

From New York Times