ambivalent

Example Sentences

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For a memoirist, Mr. Lemann remains ambivalent about self-revelation, eliding his professional accomplishments and any emotional upheavals along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

North Carolina resident Shelley Hughes was more ambivalent.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Yet, even at the height of fame, he chooses to remain on the margins of celebrity culture, visibly ambivalent about his own success.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

And yet Americans remain ambivalent about the growing risk of floods.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

I sighed in relief again when Mr. Banner turned the lights on, finally glancing at Edward; he was looking at me, his eyes ambivalent.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer