ambiguous

Example Sentences

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This amount can be included in the ambiguous “other” line commonly included in budget templates — a line that many people may not use.

From MarketWatch

Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” leaves Heathcliff’s racial identity ambiguous, with characters referring to him as a “gipsy brat,” “lascar” and “Spanish castaway” at different points throughout the novel.

From Los Angeles Times

The law on access to businesses and restaurants for disabled people with assistance dogs is ambiguous.

From BBC

In these investigations, the commission acts as both prosecutor and judge—accusing companies of noncompliance under a broad, ambiguous law, then deciding if companies’ answers are enough to disprove the allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Harris was ambiguous, it was not read as interesting.

From Salon