ambivalent
Example Sentences
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While ChatGPT sometimes shuts down this line of questioning, Claude is more ambivalent in its response.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
His debut show of summer menswear in June last year won widespread praise, but his women's collection in October elicited a more ambivalent reception.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
There was an ambivalent, if not stone cold, attitude towards the beefy Californian.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
And yet Americans remain ambivalent about the growing risk of floods.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025
The time of action is upon us, but I remain ambivalent as to what action I should take.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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