ambivalence
Example Sentences
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That ambivalence about football surfaces in the novel, starting with agent Banks’ early assessment of the NFL’s possible involvement in an extortion plot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The ambivalence among advisers’ views may help explain why they do not appear to have much impact on their clients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Turkey and Russia have turned this ambivalence into an asset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Athletes have long been able to navigate this ambivalence.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Theo is overwhelmed with money worries and by his ambivalence about Marie, but at least he has colleagues at the gallery, clients he speaks to regularly, painters he spends time with.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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